FISCAL REVIEW COMMITTEE
SUBCOMMITTEE NUMBER THREE ON
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
WELCOME THIS IS OUR FIRST
HEARING.
REGARDING THE.
.
BUDGET FOR TWENTY. BUCKS TWENTY
EIGHTEEN NINETEEN.
PROPOSED BUDGET
AND I SWEAR WELCOME EVERYONE
HERE.
.
I'M BASICALLY THIS HEARING WILL
FOCUS ON THE OVERSIGHT OF THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT AGING TO
CALIFORNIA'S HERE LEGISLATURE
AND VARIOUS ADULT PROGRAMS UNDER
DEPARTMENT SOCIAL SERVICES
INCLUDING ADULT PROTECTIVE
SERVICES COMMUNITY CARE
LICENSING.
I SOCIETIES P. AND I JUSTICE
THERE'S NO VOTE ONLY CALENDAR
TODAY ALL ITEMS BE UP FOR
DISCUSSION.
I WOULD JUST MENTION THAT THAT
WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
IS IS THAT WE CAN HAVE
PRESENTATIONS.
FROM THE.
I ADMINISTRATION.
AGENT ADMINISTRATION AND
RESPECTIVE AGENCIES WILL HAVE
AND ASK FOR COMMENTS FROM THE
LEDGE THAT ANALYST'S OFFICE AND
DEPARTMENT FINANCE.
AND THEN.
.
IF THERE'S AN ACTION ITEM.
THEN WE NEED TO HOLD THE ITEM
OR VOTE ON THE ITEM I THINK MOST
TO AT THIS POINT TIME PRETTY ARE
HOLDING MOST ITEMS. I WILL ALSO
TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER EACH A
MAJOR PROGRAM I AM HAS BEEN
HEARD NOW INDICATE AT WHAT POINT
IN TIME WILL BE TAKE COMMENT
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE ITEMS
HAVE BEEN.
A PUBLIC COMMENT WE ASK THE
TRADING THE I KEEP THE COMMENTS.
TO.
MINUTES.
WHO?
SO.
AND IF YOU'VE SOMEONE'S RAY
MADE THE POINT FOR A YOU CAN
SIMPLY SAY I ALSO SUPPORT THE
PREVIOUS PERSON'S COMMENT A. AS
WELL SO. EYES OF AGAIN.
.
AND DREADED WHEN IT COMES TO
PUBLIC COMMENT WOODS WANT TO WE
WANT BE SURE EVERYONE'S HEARD.
BUT WE ALSO BE RESPECTFUL
EVERYONE'S TIME HERE.
SO AGAIN I WELCOME EVERYONE HERE
AND.
VERY MUCH LOOKING FORWARD. TO
HAVING A. ROBUST BUDGET PROCESS
SO WITH FANS.
ACTUALLY A SUCCESSOR FIRST
HEARING. ANY BRIEF COMMENTS FROM
MY FELLOW COMMITTEE MEMBERS
CENTER STONE.
I THINK YOU.
MISTER CHAIRMAN A LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN IT'S A DISHONOR TO BE
ON THIS COMMITTEE WITH YOU
MISTER CHAIRMAN AND.
BY MY AND MY GOOD FRIEND.
SENATOR MONNING I THINK YOU
SHOULD AIM AT THE COMMITTEE BE.
WE DID A LOT OF GREAT THINGS
LAST YEAR. AND A AND WE DID IT
THROUGH WORKING TOGETHER AND I
COULD THINK OF TO MORE HONORABLE
GUYS TO WORK WITH. BOTH OF YOU
ON THIS COMMITTEE.
OKAY SO WITH THAT LET'S GO AHEAD
NOW BRING UP THAT THE DEPARTMENT
AGING SO WHAT WE CAN DO IS WE'RE
GOING TO FIRST HAVE AN OVERVIEW
AND THEN WHY ASK FOR.
THROUGHOUT EVERY PRESENTATION
AND THEN WE'LL SEE IF
DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN MEMBERS WILL
DO THE UPDATE ON THE MULTI
PURPOSE
SENIOR SERVICES PROGRAM AND THEN
WE WILL AFTER THAT. PRESENTATION
WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON BOTH
THE OVERVIEW AND THE UPDATE AND
AND I THINK WE FOLLOWING THAT
WATSON PROPOSALS FOR INVESTMENT.
AS WELL SO I AND WELCOME.
AND.
.
AND SO DO IS.
BEFORE WE BEGAN HAVE FOR
EVERYONE INTRODUCE THEMSELVES SO.
YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND.
THANK YOU.
SO SU INTRODUCTIONS FIRST.
THE MORNING UNDER LARA CONLEY
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF AGING.
CLEAN FENTON CHIEF DEPUTY
DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF AGING.
THE MORNING JOE RODRIGUEZ
CALIFORNIA STATE LONG TERM CARE
OMBUDSMAN.
GOOD MORNING TEEN FUJIMOTO
DEPUTY DIRECTOR CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF AGING BELIAU.
GOOD MORNING GINNY BELLOW AT THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE YOU
AND OF OUR FINANCE GOOD MORNING
LOUISE BOURGEOIS DEPARTMENT
FINANCE.
WE A MORE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
A THANK YOU. VERY MUCH SO LET'S
SERVE BEGIN WITH.
THE OVERVIEW DEPARTMENT AGING.
YOU.
S. LET ME GO AHEAD AND GET THAT
STARTED.
AND. JUST BRIEFLY GIVE YOU AN
OVERVIEW OF THE DEPARTMENT ON
THE PROGRAMS THAT IT ADMINISTERS
AND SOME OF THE KEY.
PROGRAMMATIC DEMOGRAPHIC AND
PERFORMANCE DATA.
AS WELL DEPARTMENT OF BEIJING'S
PROGRAMS SERVE OLDER ADULTS AND
ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES AND
FAMILY CAREGIVERS AS WELL AS
RESIDENTS AND LONG TERM CARE
FACILITIES. OF THE PROPOSED TWO
THOUSAND EIGHTEEN NINETEEN CDA
BUDGET. IS TO TWO HUNDRED AND
ONE POINT FIVE MILLION.
AND THIRTY FOUR MILLION OF THAT
IS FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
THE DEPARTMENT IS THAT FEDERALLY
DESIGNATED STATE YOU KNOW NINETY
TING FOR OUR STATE AND WE
ADMINISTER THE FUNDS UNDER THE
FEDERAL OLDER AMERICANS ACT AND
THE ALTAR CALIFORNIANS ACT.
WE ALSO ADMINISTERED TO MEDI CAL
HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED
PROGRAMS. OF THE DEPARTMENT
CONTRACT DIRECTLY WITH THIRTY
THREE AGENCIES THAT OPERATE THE
MULTIPURPOSE SENIOR SERVICES
PROGRAM WHICH WE ALWAYS QUICKLY
REFER TO SMS P. AND I KNOW
YOU'LL. FOR A FAIR AMOUNT ABOUT
THAT.
TODAY.
AND THAT IS.
THAT THAT MEDI CAL HOME AND
COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER FOR OLDER
ADULTS IN CALIFORNIA.
WE ALSO CERTIFIED TWO HUNDRED
FORTY TWO LICENSED ADULT DAY
HEALTH CARE CENTERS ON FOR THEIR
PARTICIPATION IN THE MEDI CAL
PROGRAM. AND THEY ARE REFERRED
TO AS THE COMMUTE BASED.
ADULT SERVICES PROGRAM SEA BASS.
THE ACRONYM FOR THAT.
AND THE AREA. IN TERMS OF THE
AREA AGENCIES ON AGING WE
ADMINISTER OUR OLDER AMERICANS
ACT PROGRAMS AND.
FUNDING THROUGH CONTRACTS WITH
THE THIRTY THREE AREA AGENCIES
ON AGING. ON EACH OF THOSE TRICK
PLAYS MANAGES THAT THE FEDERAL
AND THE STATE FUNDS TO SUPPORT
OLDER ADULTS ADULTS WITH
DISABILITIES AND FAMILY
CAREGIVERS. IN THE COMMUNITY.
TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENCE.
AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS THEM.
PROMOTE HEALTHY AGING. AND
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND ASSIST
FAMILY CAREGIVERS AND THEY'RE
IMPORTANT CAREGIVING ROLE.
EACH AREA AGENCY PROVIDE
SERVICES IN WHAT IN THE OF ONE
OF THE THIRTY THREE DESIGNATED
PLANNING AND SERVICE AREAS.
IN THE LARGER COUNTIES THOSE
ARE COUNTY SPECIFIC.
KIND OF BED GEOGRAPHIC AREAS
AND THE MORE HUMBLE ALL SAY THE
LESS DENSELY POPULATED. AND MORE
RURAL AREAS FAIR MULTI COUNTY
I'M CONFIGURATIONS THERE IS AN
AREA AGENCY THAT KIND OF
EXCEPTION TO THE RULE IS LOS
ANGELES COUNTY WHERE WE HAVE. ON
BOTH THE COUNTY AND THE CITY
AREA AGENCY ON AGING.
IN TERMS OF ELIGIBILITY FOR THE
PROGRAMS THAT THE DEPARTMENT
ADMINISTERS I SHOULD PROLLY
DIFFERENTIATE.
FOR THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT
PROGRAMS WE RECEIVED A GRANT
FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO
OPERATE THOSE PROGRAMS. ON IT'S
NOT AN ELIGIBILITY PROGRAM IN
THE SAME WAY THAT THE MEDICARE
PROGRAM HAS.
FOR THE MEDI CAL PROGRAMS.
IF THE INDIVIDUALS MEET THE
CRITERIA IF THEY'RE ON MEDI CAL.
MEET THE CRITERIA FOR EITHER
THE EMESIS P. OR THE SEA BASS
PROGRAM AND THERE IS EITHER A
SLOT IN THE CASE OF THE
MISSISSIPPI OR. ON A AN ADULT
DAY HEALTH CARE CENTER I'M CLOSE
BY. AND THE INDIVIDUAL WOULD BE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SERVICES
THERE.
THE STATE IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW
GOING BACK TO THE OLDER
AMERICANS ACT.
WE'RE REQUIRED TO DISTRIBUTE
THE FUNDS BASED ON A PER THE
PROPORTION OF OLDER ADULTS IN
EACH OF THEIR PLANNING AND.
SERVICE AREAS USING A FORMULA
THAT GIVES PREFERENCE TO OLDER
ADULTS
ON THAT GREAT WITH GREATEST
ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL NEED. ON
WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO LOW
INCOME MINORITY OLDER ADULTS.
AND WITHIN THE AMERICAN THE
OLDER AMERICANS ACT THE FUNDING
IS ALLOCATED IN SPECIFIC TITLES
WE DON'T WE TRY TO AVOID USING
THAT BUREAUCRATIC TITLES HERE
AND TALK ABOUT THE PROGRAMS. BUT.
WE HAVE SOME DEGREES OF ABILITY
TO TRANSFER BETWEEN THOSE TITLES
THAT BUT LOCAL GENCIES TO BUT
THEN THERE ARE CERTAIN DEGREES
TO WHICH THEY. MUST STAY WITHIN
THOSE TITLES SO. JUST JUST NOTE
THAT.
AND PASSING.
AND WHILE AGAIN FOR THE OLDER
AMERICANS ACT PROGRAMS ALL OLDER
ADULTS WHO ARE AGE SIXTY.
AND OVER ARE ARE ELIGIBLE.
AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS YOU KNOW
CERTAINLY YOUNGER THAN THAT THE
FLAT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR DECADES
THE GROWTH IN THE. OLDER ADULT
POPULATION AND AN ACTUAL PROGRAM
CUTS UNDER SEQUESTRATION ON
CERTAINLY LIMIT THE NUMBER OF
OLDER ADULTS AND FAMILY
CHARACTERS THAT CAN BE SERVED
THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS.
THAT REQUIRES THE AREA AGENCIES
ON AGING TO REALLY BE.
YOU KNOW DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY
OUTREACH AND PRIORITIZE IN TERMS
OF.
HOW THEY USE THOSE DOLLARS?
AND MAKE USE OF THOSE DOLLARS
MOST EFFECTIVELY.
AND THEN I JUST WANTED TO SHARE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE DO ON
AVERAGE ON ANNUAL BASIS IS WE
ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT AND TO
THE ADMINISTRATION COMMUNITY
LIVING.
CHARACTERISTICS ABOUT.
WHO PARTICIPATES IN OUR OLDER
AMERICANS ACT PROGRAMS?
LEGAL THAT THAT SUBMITTED TO US
BY THE AREA AGENCIES ON AGING WE
VALIDATE IT AND THEN. I'M SUBMIT
IT OUT TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
WE ALSO POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE.
THAT PROCESS WAS COMPLETED ON
JANUARY THIRTY FIRST AND JUST
FOR TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN WANTED
TO SHARE A COUPLE OF.
KEY.
KEY FACTS.
FORTY THREE. AND ROUND AT FORTY
FIVE FORTY FIVE PERCENT THE
CLIENTS WERE UP AT OR BELOW THE
POVERTY LEVEL IN TERMS OF ON THE
OLDER AMERICANS ACT PROGRAM
SERVICES.
FORTY NINE PERCENT WERE NON
WHITE AND THIRTY FIVE PERCENT
WERE AT HIGH NUTRITIONAL RISK.
IN TERMS OF THE OVERALL CLIENTS
UNSERVED BY THOSE PROGRAMS.
ON AN ANNUAL BASIS WHEN THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REVIEWS ARE
STATISTICS ON BAY ALWAYS NOTE
AND AND I JUST PASS THE SONG
WITH PRIDE TERRITORY. AGENCIES
ON AGING THE DEGREE TO WHICH
CALIFORNIA.
SERVES A VERY HIGH LEVEL OF OF
DIVERSE.
AND LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS OF
OLDER ADULTS THROUGHOUT THE
STATE.
IN TERMS OF THE MAJOR PROBLEM
PROGRAMS OF EXPANDED UNDER THE
OLDER AMERICANS ACT PROBABLY THE
ONES I THINK EVERYONE IS MOST
FAMILIAR WITH OUR NEW THAT THE
NUTRITION PROGRAMS.
THEY ARE THE LARGEST IN TERMS
OF THE FUNDING THAT WE RECEIVED
ON THE CONGREGATE IN NUTRITION
PROGRAM PROVIDES NUTRITIONALLY
BALANCED MEALS AND EDUCATION TO
INDIVIDUALS IN A CONGREGATE.
SETTING THAT MAY BE A SENIOR
CENTER COMMUNITY CENTER.
OR OTHER AREAS.
WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AND TWO
THOUSAND SIXTEEN SEVENTEEN
APPROXIMATELY TWENTY SEVEN
THOUSAND MEALS. UMMER SERVED AT
THE SITES EACH DAY.
NINE POINT SIX MILLION OF FOR
THE YEAR.
AND THIRTY FIVE PERCENT OF THE
PARTICIPANTS WHO CAME TO THOSE.
PROGRAMS WERE AT HIGH
NUTRITIONAL RISK.
THE EQUALLY WELL KNOWN PROGRAM
IS THE HOME DELIVERED MEALS-PROGRAM.
AND FOR THAT SAME TIME PERIOD
APPROXIMATELY FORTY THOUSAND.
I'M HOME DELIVERED MEALS WERE
SERVED EAT AT HOME EACH DAY. AND
ELEVEN MILLION.
SERVED ANNUALLY.
THE OTHER KIND OF GENERAL AREA
THAT I THINK ISN'T AS.
BECAUSE IT INCLUDES A RANGE OF
SERVICES THAT CAN BE OFFERED IS
THE SUPPORT OF SERVICES.
.
TITLE AND OF THE OLDER AMERICANS
ACT ON AND THIS AREA FOCUSES ON
PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO OLDER
ADULTS TO HELP HIM KEEP. LIVING
INDEPENDENTLY AS POSSIBLE AND IN
ACCESSING SERVICES. PARA KEY
SERVICES THAT ARE PROVIDED UNDER
THIS CATEGORY INCLUDING
INFORMATION ASSISTANCE EVERY
AREA AGENCY ON AGING MAY MUST
MAKE THIS A PRIORITY SERVICE.
TRANSPORTATION SERVICES SENIOR
CENTERS AND HOME CASE MANAGEMENT
AND LEGAL SERVICES IS ANOTHER.
MANDATED SERVICE UNDER THIS
CATEGORY OF FOR.
IN AND PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO.
OLDER ADULTS IN ASSESSING THEIR
NEEDS AND AND ASSISTING IN ALTER
ALTER ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES
IN RESOLVING OF VARIETY F. LEGAL
ISSUES.
UNDER THIRTY NINE LEGAL SERVICES
PROJECTS.
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.
AND WITHOUT EVEN A TURNED OVER
TO JOE RODRIGUEZ THE STATE LONG
TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN. I'M TO GIVE
AN OVERVIEW OF THE OMBUDSMAN
PROGRAM.
THANK YOU ARE.
AUTHORITY FOR THE OFFICE OF THE
STATE LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
COMES FROM BOTH THE FEDERAL
OLDER AMERICANS ACT AND ITS
STATE COMPANION THE OLDER
CALIFORNIANS ACT.
REPRESENTATIVES OF THE OFFICE OF
THE STATE LONG TERM CARE
OMBUDSMAN ACT AS ADVOCATES FOR
RESIDENTS.
WE TEND TO RESOLVE THE
INDIVIDUAL PROBLEMS THAT
RESIDENTS OF LONG TERM CARE.
FACILITIES EXPERIENCE IN THEIR
IN THEIR QUALITY OF CARE AND IN
THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.
AN ADDITION TO THE INDIVIDUAL
WORK THAT WE PERFORM ON BEHALF
OF PRESIDENTS WE ALSO LOOK AT
THE LONG TERM CARE SYSTEM AND
ATTEMPT TO RESOLVE PROBLEMS IN
THE LONG TERM CARE SYSTEM.
THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT AND THE
OLDER CALIFORNIANS ACT REQUIRES
THE STATE OMBUDSMAN TO ANALYZE
COMMENT ON AND MONITORED THAT
THE DEVELOPMENT. AND
IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL STATE
AND LOCAL LAWS.
REGULATIONS OTHER GOVERNMENTAL
ACTIONS AND POLICIES. THAT
RELATE TO THE HEALTH SAFETY
WELFARE AND RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS.
THE STATE OMBUDSMAN ALSO
RECOMMENDS ANY CHANGES IN LAWS
REGULATIONS POLICIES AND ACTIONS
AS THE OFFICE DETERMINES TO BE
APPROPRIATE.
WE HAVE APPROXIMATELY SEVEN
HUNDRED AND THIRTY VOLUNTEER ON
BUS AND.
THAT SUPPORT THE WORK OF A
HUNDRED AND EIGHTY PART TIME AND
FULL TIME STAFF.
WE WORK WITH APPROXIMATELY THREE
HUNDRED THOUSAND RESIDENTS IN
TWELVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY SKILLED
NURSING FACILITIES. AND ABOUT
SEVENTY FIVE HUNDRED RESIDENTIAL
CARE FACILITIES FOR THE ELDERLY
SOMETIMES THOSE ARE ALSO CALLED
ASSISTED LIVING OR BOARDING CARE
FACILITIES.
LAST YEAR LOCAL OMBUDSMAN
PROGRAMS INVESTIGATED AND
RESOLVED MORE THAN FORTY ONE
THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED
COMPLAINTS ON BEHALF OF
RESIDENTS OF LONG TERM CARE
FACILITIES IN OUR STATE.
IT'LL PICK UP WITH THE OTHER
THREE CORE OLDER AMERICANS ACT
PROGRAMS.
BUT WHICH WE ALREADY MENTIONED
A FAMILY CAREGIVER SUPPORT
PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES EDUCATION
SUPPORT AND RESPITE UNPAID
FAMILY CAREGIVERS. OF OLDER
ADULTS AS WELL AS GRANDPARENTS
WHO MAY BE RAISING GRANDCHILDREN.
ON THIS IS ONE OF OUR WEALTH
IMPLANTED IN TWO THOUSAND BUT
ONE OF OUR NEWER PROGRAMS ON
JUST IN TERMS OF THE HISTORY OF.
OF THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT ADAM
ANOTHER SECTION IS ELDER ABUSE
PREVENTION AND THIS PROGRAM
FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING
STRENGTHENING IN IMPLEMENTING.
PROGRAMS FOR THE PREVENTION
DETECTION ASSESSMENT AND
TREATMENT OF ELDER ABUSE I'M AND
IT'S AN AREA BUT REALLY CROSSES
OVER BOTH ON IN TERMS OF THE
LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM.
BUT ALSO WORKING COLLABORATIVELY
WITHTHE TOP PROTECTIVE SERVICES
ANOTHER I'M PROVIDERS ON IN THAT
AREA.
AND THEN.
ANOTHER VERY WELL KNOWN PROGRAM
THAT.
WE OPERATE IS THE HEALTH
INSURANCE COUNSELING AND
ADVOCACY PROGRAM.
ALSO FREQUENTLY KNOWN AS HIGH
CAP. WHICH PROVIDES PERSONALIZED.
COUNSELING OUT REACHING
COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO MEDICARE
BENEFICIARIES ABOUT THEIR HEALTH
AND LONG TERM CARE COVERAGE
ISSUES ON HELPING THEM DRY
ADDRESS APPEALS THAT THEY MAY
HAVE.
OR ISSUES THAT MAY COME UP ON.
WITH THE COVERAGE THAT THEY HAVE.
IN TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN THE
PROGRAM PROVIDED IN PERSON
COUNSELING.
TWO HUNDRED AND EIGHTY SIX
THOUSAND BENEFICIARIES AND
PROVIDED TELEPHONE ASSISTANCE
YOU KNOW THE KIND OF EASIER
QUICKER THINGS. I'M TO FIFTY
FOUR THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS AND
FOUR THOUSAND. AND CONSUMER
PRESENTATIONS ACROSS THE STATE.
LIKE THE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM
WHILE I KEPT DOES HAVE PAID
STAFF.
IT RELIES HEAVILY ON ABOUT
SEVEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
THOUSAND SEVENTY. ARE TRAINED
SUIT AND SUPERVISED VOLUNTEERS
WHO PROVIDE THAT COUNSELING. AND
ASSISTANCE AND LIKE THE
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM ARM AND MANY
OTHER OLDER AMERICANS ACT
PROGRAMS ON VOLUNTEERISM THIS
PROGRAM REALLY HELP TO STRETCH
THOSE DOLLARS.
TO.
TO GO WELL BEYOND THEIR
GOVERNMENT FUNDING.
BETH FINAL PROGRAM IS.
WELL WE DO REFER TO BUY IT'S
ACCURATE BITS TITLE TITLE FIVE
WHICH IS ACTUALLY THE SENIOR
COMMUNITY SERVICES. EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAM. AND THAT THIS PROGRAM
PROVIDES SUBSIDIZED WORK BASED
TRAINING. AND EMPLOYMENT TO
COMMUNITY SERVICE AGENCIES FOR A
LOW INCOME.
PERSONS AGE FIFTY FIVE AND OVER.
WHO HAVE LIMITED EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES SO PARTICIPATION
THIS PROGRAM HELPS THEM TO BOOST
THEIR SKILLS THEIR CONFIDENCE
AND EXPERIENCE SO THAT THEY CAN
GO ON AND GET ON SUBSIDIZED BOMB?
EMPLOYMENT THERE COULD FOR THEIR
CURRENTLY FOURTEEN AREA AGENCIES
ON AGING WHO PROVIDE THIS
PROGRAM AND THIS YEAR BASED ON
THE PARKING OF LABORERS.
UPDATED EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION
FORMULA FOR THE COUNTY'S CTA'S
IN THE PROCESS OF RE ISSUING ARM
AN RFP TO SOLICIT PROPOSALS FOR
FOUR OF THESE AREAS.
SO THAT'S AN OVERVIEW IN TERMS
OF THE DEPARTMENT AND I JUST
WANTED TO.
IN TERMS OF LOOKING AT PAGE ON
THREE OF THE AGENDA.
JUST PRIVATE PROVIDE A LITTLE
BIT MORE SPECIFICITY IN TERMS OF
THAT BUT TABLE.
.
IT LISTS THE STATE HIGH CAP FUND
AUTHORITY AT TWO POINT TWO
MILLION.
JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT THAT
ACTUALLY KIND OF LOOKS LIKE IT'S
COMING FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
THAT.
FINDING IS ACTUALLY COMING FROM
THE ASSESSMENT ON THE MEDICARE
ADVANTAGE PLANS ON TO HELPING TO
SUPPORT OF. THE HIGH CAP WORK
AND THEN THE REIMBURSEMENTS
THAT'S LISTED DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.
THOSE ARE FROM THE DEPARTMENT
OF INSURANCE.
FIND AND AGAIN HELP TO SUPPORT
THE HIGH CAP A AYE CAP PROGRAM
THE DOLLAR AMOUNTS ARE ARE
ABSOLUTELY ACCURATE.
ON PAGE FIVE OF THE AGENDA.
THAT ALSO NOTES THE GENERAL
FUND REDUCTIONS ON TO THE
PROGRAM SAID SEE IT CDA
ADMINISTERS BETWEEN TWO THOUSAND
SEVEN IN TWO THOUSAND TWELVE.
DELIVERY TO TO THE RECESSION AND
THE IMPACT OF SEQUESTRATION ON
NON NUTRITION OLDER AMERICANS
ACT.
PROGRAMS AND I THINK JOE
ALTERNATE OVER TO YOU TO SPEAK
TO THE. THE OMBUDSMAN.
IN THAT AREA.
FOR THE PAST THREE YEARS AND
FEDERAL OFFICE ARE SIX ARCING
FISCAL YEAR TWENTY FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN SIXTEEN SEVENTEEN AND
SEVENTEEN EIGHTEEN. TWO POINT
FOUR MILLION IN ADDITIONAL FUNDS
WERE ALLOCATED TO SUPPORT THE
WORK OF THE LONG TERM CARE
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM.
BEGINNING IN TWENTY FIFTEEN
SIXTEEN LOCAL OMBUDSMAN PROGRAMS
RECEIVED ONE MILLION DOLLARS
FROM THE GENERAL FUND FOR THE
FIRST TIME SINCE TWO THOUSAND
SEVEN EIGHT.
THE ALSO RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND FOR THE
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT PUBLIC
HEALTH LICENSING AND
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FUND AS A
DIRECT RESULT OF AN INCREASE IN
THE SKILLED NURSING FACILITY BED
FEE.
ON A YEAR TO YEAR BASIS FOR THE
LAST THREE YEARS ON A ONE TIME
BASIS LOCAL OMBUDSMAN PROGRAMS
ALSO RECEIVED AN ADDITIONAL
MILLION DOLLARS FROM THE STATE
HEALTH FACILITIES CITATION
PENALTIES ACCOUNT.
THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING HAS
DIRECTLY LEAD TO INCREASED LONG
TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN VISITS TO
FACILITIES AND ASSISTANCE TO
RESIDENTS.
COMPARING FISCAL YEAR TWENTY
FIFTEEN SIXTEEN TO SIXTEEN
SEVENTEEN WE NOTED THE FOLLOWING.
WE'VE SEEN A TWENTY ONE PERCENT
INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF
INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION
SESSIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS.
DURING THE SESSIONS ON BUTTON
REPRESENTATIVES PROVIDE
INFORMATION ABOUT LONG TERM CARE
AND ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT
RESIDENTS RIGHTS AND OTHER
ISSUES THAT RESIDENTS FAMILY
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS MAY BE
CONCERNED ABOUT. OFTEN
EMPOWERING RESIDENTS AND
FAMILIES AND FRIENDS TO RESOLVE
ISSUES ON THEIR OWN.
WE'VE SEEN AN ELEVEN PERCENT
INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF
CONSULTATIONS TO FACILITIES.
THESE CONSULTATIONS CAN RESOLVE
ISSUES BEFORE THEY EVEN BECOME
COMPLAINTS.
IN EIGHTEEN PERCENT INCREASE IN
PARTICIPATION BUT OF OUR*
AND REPRESENTATIVES IN FACILITY
SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY THE
LICENSING AGENCIES. A TWENTY TWO
PERCENT INCREASE IN ALL BUT
CERTAIN WORK EDUCATING AND
EMPOWERING FAMILY COUNCILS TO
RESOLVE PROBLEMS AND FACILITIES.
A SEVEN PERCENT INCREASE IN
OMBUDSMAN WORK EDUCATING AND
EMPOWERING RESIDENT COUNCILS.
TWO TO ALSO BE EMPOWERED TO
RESOLVE ISSUES ON THEIR OWN.
AND FINALLY A SIX PERCENT
INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF
VOLUNTEER AND STAFF TRAINING
HOURS.
IN SIXTEEN SEVENTEEN THE MOST
COMMON USE OF THE ONE TIME
FUNDING THAT WE'VE RECEIVED WAS
FOR TEMPORARILY INCREASING STAFF
HOURS AND OR LIMITED TERM
POSITIONS.
THE FUNDING SUPPORTED OFFICE
STAFF TO ALLOW ON BUT SOME
REPRESENTATIVES TO BE OUT IN THE
FIELD AND PAID ON BUT
REPRESENTATIVES WHO RESPOND TO
COMPLAINTS AND FACILITIES.
THE SECOND COMMON USE OF ONE
TIME ONLY FUNDING WAS TO SUPPORT
VOLUNTEERS THROUGH ADDITIONAL
TRAINING AND MILEAGE
REIMBURSEMENT.
NUMEROUS PROGRAMS ALSO MADE LONG
DELAYED. PURCHASES OF COMPUTER
EQUIPMENT AND OTHER TYPES OF
OFFICE EQUIPMENT TO HELP.
SUPPORT THE PROGRAM.
IN THE ALTERNATIVE WHICH SEEM TO
TALK ABOUT OUR FEDERAL FUNDING
AND I JUST IT JUST INTRODUCE
THAT COME. AS A PREFACE.
APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY FIVE
PERCENT OF OUR OLDER AMERICANS
ACT FUNDING IS FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SO.
.
THAT INTRO.
IT CERTAINLY DOES HAD HAS HAD
AN IMPACT.
IN TERMS OF.
BUT PLANNING AND AND WORKING AT
TO MAKE SURE THAT SERVICES I'M
CONTINUE EFFECTIVELY.
JIMMY.
MOON THANK YOU SO ON FEBRUARY
TWELFTH PRESIDENT TRUMP I
RELEASED HIS PROPOSED BUDGET FOR
THE UP COMING FISCAL YEAR AND
THESE RECOMMENDATIONS COVER
FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND
NINETEEN.
WHICH RUNS FROM OCTOBER FIRST
TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN THROUGH
SEPTEMBER THIRTIETH TWO THOUSAND
NINETEEN.
THE PRESIDENT BUDGET LARGELY
PROPOSES LEVEL FUNDING OR SLIGHT
INCREASES IN MANY OLDER ADULTS.
OLDER AMERICANS ACT PROGRAMS
SUCH AS THE NUTRITION SERVICES
PROGRAM HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED
SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND FAMILY
CAREGIVER. SUPPORT SERVICES
HOWEVER THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED
BUDGET DOES ELIMINATE THE STATE
HEALTH INSURANCE ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM KNOWN AS STEP.
WHICH IN CALIFORNIA'S HIGH CAP
THAT LAURA WAS EXPLAINING HOW
CAP PROGRAM.
AND. IT ALSO ELIMINATES THE AND
WE POLICY SAT IT'S THE SENIOR
COMMUNITY SERVICES EMPLOYMENT
PROGRAM THAT LARA ALSO DESCRIBED.
AND.
THAT'STHE PASSING OF THE TWO
THOUSAND NINETEEN BUDGET.
HURT NOT SCARED SEASON NOT
PASSING THE BUDGET THE PROPOSED.
EPA MIND IT IS THE PRESIDENT'S
PROPOSED BUDGET. ON FOOT TWO
THOUSAND EIGHTEEN WE HAVE BEEN
OPERATING UNDER A SERIES OF
CONTINUING RESOLUTIONS SINCE
OCTOBER FIRST.
AND THIS IS RESULTED IN FEDERAL
FUNDING COMING TO THE STATES AND
SMALLER INCREMENTS AS OPPOSED TO
FULL YOU'RE FIGHTING A WAR.
AND CDA HAS KEPT THE AREA
AGENCIES ON AGING UP TO DATE. ON
THE STATUS OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS
AWARDED IN THE CURRENT AVAILABLE
BALANCES AND EACH.
HER BLAZER FUNDS.
WITH EACH CONTINUE RESOLUTION
CDA AND THE TO BLAZE CONTINUE TO
RECEIVE FUNDING AT THE TWO
THOUSAND SEVENTEEN FEDERAL GRANT
LEVEL.
I AM HOWEVER THE ADMINISTRATION
FOR COMMUNITY LIVING OR ECL. AND
DID NOT PROVIDE FUNDING UNTIL
THE CONTINUE RESOLUTION PERIOD
EXCEEDED THIRTY DAYS ON SOME
CASES WE HAD A TWO WEEK CONTINUE
RESOLUTION AND SO THERE WAS NO
FUNDING AT THAT TIME UNTIL IT
REACHED THE THIRTY DAY MARK.
FOR TO BLAZE OPERATING UNDER
TIGHT FISCAL CONSTRAINTS CDA HAS
BEEN PROACTIVE AND.
WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE TRIPLE
A NETWORK TO IDENTIFY A.
OPTIONS TO ASSIST THOSE TO BLAZE
MOST THING IMPACTED BY THE
DELAYED IN FEDERAL FUNDING.
CDA CONTINUES TO RELEASE FUNDS
BASED ON THE CONTRACTS WITH THE
TO BLAZE THE REQUEST FOR FUNDS
THAT THE TO BLAZE ARE SUBMITTING
ALONG WITH THEIR EXPENDITURE
REPORTS.
AND WHATEVER CURRENT AVAILABLE
BALANCES ARE ON THE CONTRACTS
SO THAT'S THE IMPACT THE FEDERAL
FUNDS HAS HAD.
AND CURRENTLY YOU KNOW WITH A
FIFTH CONTINUING RESOLUTION.
THE CONGRESS PASSIN AND THE
LIKE AND THE PRESIDENT SIGNED
LEGISLATION A CONTINUING THIS
CURRENT. CONTINUE RESOLUTION FOR
MARCH TWENTY THIRD. OF IT ALSO
SUSPENDED THE DEBT CEILING LIMIT
ST PAUL COULDN'T ALL THE DETAILS
IN TERMS OF THAT SO.
WE. AYE MY GLASS
HALF FULL BUT SUPPOSE THE
HAVEN'T PERSON.
AND I I'M AWARE I THINK OUR
NETWORK IS HOPEFUL THAT SOME OF
THE. ELIMINATION SUTTER PROPOSED
TO MAKE A PRESIDENT'S BUDGET AND
HAD BEEN PROPOSED IN EITHER THE
HOUSE OR THE SENATE.
WITH RELATION TO THE HIGH CAP
PROGRAM AND.
THE SENIOR EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
ON WITHOUT LIFTING OF THE DEBT
CEILING THE PRESSURE IS OFF AND
THEY WILL CONTINUE OR ARE WILL
HAVE A CONTINUING RESOLUTION
THAT WAS BASED ON ROSTERS
FUNDING AND.
ALL WILL CONTINUE AS AS IT HAD
BEEN THAT THAT'S OUR PETS ARE
HOPING AND PER.
AND OUR ADVOCACY.
AND I THINK THAT'LL TURN OVER TO.
A I THINK A QUESTIONS.
FOR WEEK.
THANKS TO.
BUT SECONDLY SHOULD BE OVER BE
RIGHT YES BEFORE MOVE UNDER
ADDITIONAL TO US SO COMES FROM
ALEJO.
THANK YOU JENNY BELLOW AT THE
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S OFFICE WE
HAVE REVIEWED THE
ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSED BUDGET
FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING FOR
TWENTY EIGHTEEN NINETEEN. AND WE
JUST MENTION THAT THERE IT
DOESN'T INCLUDE ANY MAJOR
PROPOSALS.
AND IN FACT THE IN THE PROPOSED
GENERAL FUND BUDGET OF THIRTY
FOUR MILLION FOR TWENTY EIGHTEEN
NINETEEN IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME
AS THE TWENTY SEVENTEEN AMOUNT
INCLUDE IN THE TWENTY SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN BUDGET FOR THE
DEPARTMENT.
I FINANCE.
GOD UPON A FINANCE NOTHING HAD
NOTHING TO ADD OKAY OUR
COMMITTEE MEMBERS QUESTIONS ON
THE OVERVIEW.
YES ANDERSON.
THANK YOU THANK YOU MISTER
CHAIRMAN THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
THE PRESENTATION AND.
.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR OPTIMISM IS
WELL.
YOUR BUDGET IS SPENT PRETTY
MUCH THE SAME OVER THE PAST
COUPLE YEARS WHICH TELLS ME
YOU'RE DOING MORE WITH LESS
WHICH I WANT TO APPLAUD YOU IN
YOUR SERVICES ARE.
ARE SO IMPORTANT TO IN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA.
YOU KNOW THERE'S A BUDGET
REQUEST FOR SEVEN
THE MILLION DOLLARS FOR THE
INVESTMENT.
IS YOU KNOW I I I SENT A LETTER
AND FOR SOME ADDITIONAL FUNDS
FOR YOU LAST YEAR I'M. I THINK
THE WORK THAT YOU DO IS HIS
YEOMAN'S WORK.
THE THIRTY FIVE PROGRAMS IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ARE
ESSENTIAL.
AND I'M AND THIS IS YOUR
BASICALLY THE THE ONLY.
LINK BETWEEN.
CHILDREN HAVE PARENTS AND STEPS
IN HOSPITALS AND THINGS AREN'T
GOING THE RIGHT WAY.
YOUR THEIR OF THEIR AVENUE FOR
MEDICATIONS SO I WANT PLEASE
EXTEND LIKE. MIKE NOT SINCERE
ROAMING. APPRECIATION TO ALL THE
OMBUDSMAN OF THE TRUE
CHIU EMPLOY.
SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS IT IS
IT IS KIND OF A GENERAL.
.
WE'VE ALL HEARD OF THE SILVER
TSUNAMI.
RIGHT.
SO WE HAVE WE HAVE A COUNTRY
THAT HAS A RAPIDLY AGING
POPULATION.
BOB I WISH I COULD TELL YOU THAT
THE PROSPERITY NUMBERS FOR. OUR
CITIZENS IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WERE GOING. BETTER IN
A POSITIVE DIRECTION.
BUT WE KNOW THAT THERE'S ONE OUT
OF FIVE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN
POVERTY INCLUDING A LOT OF
SENIOR CITIZENS.
SO MY QUESTION IS REALLY A
PROSPECTIVE ONE I UNDERSTAND YOU
HAVE YOUR BUDGET REQUEST FOR FOR
THIS YEAR THAT YOU THINK YOU CAN
HANDLE THE.
.
THE SERVICES THAT NEED TO BE
PROVIDED.
BUT FROM WHAT I HEAR WE HAVE TEN
THOUSAND BABY BOOMERS ARE
RETIRING EVERY SINGLE DAY.
OUR WE WERE READY FOR THE SILVER
TSUNAMI.
OR IS IT SOMETHING THAT IS GONNA
HIT US LIKE A TWO BY FOUR
AGAINST THE HEAD.
IN.-HERE SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.
BECAUSE I THINK WE HAVE A A
DUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY.
.
FOR OUR SENIOR CITIZENS
ESPECIALLY ARE VETERAN SENIOR
CITIZENS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE.
TREATED A DIGNIFIED WAY THAT
THEY HAVE THE APPROPRIATE FOOD
DELIVERED TO THEM IF NECESSARY
THESE ARE ALL HUMANITARIAN
ESSENTIAL. ROLES WE PROVIDE IN
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WITH
AUGMENTATIONS FROM THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT. SO I KNOW IT'S KIND
OF A LOADED QUESTION BUT.
I THINK WE NEED TO START
PROJECTING OUTWARDLY.
KNOWING THAT.
TRENDS ARE. ARE INCREASING
FASTER YOU TALK ABOUT WORKLOADS
WITH FOR THE OMBUDSMAN NEXT
SEVEN PERCENT TO PERCENT SEARCH
PRINT. BASED ON THE VARIOUS
PROGRAMS I WOULD I WOULD ASSUME.
AND OPINED THAT THOSE
PERCENTAGES ARE GOING TO
CONTINUE TO GROW. BUT I WANNA
MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE
ABILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THESE
PEOPLE AS WELL.
I THINK THE OVERALL COMMENT THAT
I WELL I CERTAINLY AGREE I MEAN
THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE THE
DEMOGRAPHICS RIGHT.
.
I AM REALLY LOOK AT THE ISSUES
AS SPANNING ALL AREAS OF BOTH
STATE AND FEDERAL PROGRAMS ARMED
BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST OF IT'S
IT'S NOT JUST OUR PROGRAMS ITS
HOUSING IT'S TRANSPORTATION IT'S.
ALL TYPES OF INFRASTRUCTURE.
.
PEOPLE ARE ALSO LIVING LONGER.
AND.
AND WHAT ARE THEY GONNA DO IN
THOSE ACTIVE YEARS OF RETIREMENT
WE ACTUALLY PROBABLY NEED MORE.
OLDER ADULTS MYSELF INCLUDED IN
THE WORKFORCE.
WHEN YOU LOOK JUST AT THE
DEMOGRAPHICS ACROSS THE AGE SPAN.
BOMB SO I I REALLY YOU KNOW HOW
DO WE PROMOTE. HEALTHY.
AGING AND THAT BEGINS THE DAY
AFTER BURKE AYE AND FROM MY
PERSPECTIVE IT'S A IT'S A
LIFETIME YOU DON'T ARRIVE AT AGE
SIX FIFTY FIVE OR SIXTY FIVE AND.
THEN SUDDENLY NAM NOW WE NEED TO
WILL FOCUS ON HEALTHY AGING YOUR
YOU'VE ALREADY COME INTO IT.
WITH MANY OF YOUR ISSUES ARM SO
I TAKE A VERY HOLISTIC VIEW ON
THAT AND.
OUR DEPARTMENT THROUGH YOU KNOW
YOU YOU GET THE OVERVIEW IN
TERMS OF THE PROGRAMS THAT WE
OPERATE.
AND OUR FUNDING SOURCES BUT I'M
OTHER AREAS THAT WE REALLY WORK
COLLABORATIVELY ARE ACROSS OUR
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN TERMS OF
LOOKING AT THESE ISSUES AND IN
OTHER AREAS TRANSPORTATION
HOUSING GOT MENTIONED ON A FEW
VETERANS AFFAIRS.
LOOKING AT THOSE AS WELL SO I
THINK IT'S IT'S
IT'S NOT ANYONE DEPARTMENTS
DEPARTMENT SOCIAL SERVICES.
WE WE SHARE MANY OF THE
POPULATIONS ON THAT ARE BEING
SERVED AND AN INCREASING.
AND WE NEED TO TAKE KIND OF A
VERY HOLISTIC VIEW IN TERMS OF
THE WORK THAT WE DO WANNA THE
POLICY DEVELOPMENT WORK THAT WE
DO TOGETHER. HARM AND THAT'S
CERTAINLY THE PROSPECTIVE.
AB OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING
AND WE DON'T NECESSARILY GET
OPEN YOU KNOW KIND OF.
SURE THAT THAT MEETINGS BUT
FOUND THAT IT CERTAINLY
SOMETHING THAT WE THAT WE DO ON
A REGULAR BASIS.
WE HAVE CONNECTS AND IT'S A
SHARED FEDERAL STATE
RESPONSIBILITY TO I AM.
YOU KNOW PERSONALLY.
HAD HOPED THAT WE HAD KIND OF
COME TO SOME FEDERAL VIEW OF HOW
WE WOULD BE DEALING WITH HEALTH
CARE SO THAT WE COULD THEN. MOVE
ON TO BE THINKING UP.
THE OTHER SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE
THAT AMORPHOUS WHEN YOU FALL OUT
OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND IT
BECOMES LONG TERM CARE.
WHICH MOST PEOPLE IF YOU'RE NOT
ON MEDICAL THAT'S A PERSONAL
LIABILITY ARM AND RESPONSIBILITY.
HOPED THAT WE MIGHT BE MOVING TO
THAT DISCUSSION POINT.
I THINK IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE
WE CRIED QUITE HAVE FINISHED
WITH ONE TO MOVE ON TO THE OTHER
GET BUT BUT. VERY SHARED.
IN TERMS OF FEDERAL AND STATE.
I'M MEET STATES NEEDING TO WORK
TOGETHER ON THAT.
A GREAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THEIR MONEY.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN I
THINK YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR THE
PREPARATION FOR TODAY AND. THANK
THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE OVERVIEW
ONE I THINK EVERYBODY WHO'S
JOINED US TODAY WHO.
KERRY'S CONCERNS ABOUT TODAY'S
AGENDA. OF ICE ONE TO FOLLOW UP
ONE OF THE AREAS THAT WE
STRUGGLED WITH AMONG MANY AT THE
TIME OF THE RECESSION.
WAS THE IMPACT ON THE SENIOR.
NOW THE COMMUNITY BASED ADULT
SERVICE CENTERS.
CAN YOU JUST GIVE US A GENERAL
SENSE OF.
HOW WE RECOVERED SINCE THE
RECESSION IN TERMS OF?
MAINTAINING THE ABILITY TO KEEP
THE SERVICES IN COMMUNITIES
AROUND THE STATE.
BY AND LARGE COMPARING
PREVIOUS'S POST THE TRANSITION
FROM ADULT DAY HEALTH CARE TO
SEE BASS IN GENERAL AND I DON'T
HAVE THE EXACT STATS WITH ME
TODAY. BUT WE HAVE ABOUT THE
SAME NUMBER OF CENTERS THERE ARE
SOME THAT HAVE ON IT AND THAT
THERE WERE A FEW THAT DID CLOSE
DURING THAT TIME PERIOD. BY AND
LARGE THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AND
THE PEOPLE WHO ARE BEING SERVED
PRIOR.
ARE HAVE ARE ALSO CONTINUING TO
BE SERVED ARM IF THEY'RE STILL
WITH US MOM AT THE STAGE OF
THEIR LIVES.
THROUGH THOSE CENTERS BY TWO
YEARS AGO THE MORATORIUM ON.
ADDITIONAL SEA BASS CENTERS WAS
LIFTED AND WE DO HAVE AT. THE
HAVE A COUPLE OF NEW SEA BASS
CENTERS THAT HAVE COME ONLINE
AND APPLICATIONS THAT ARE IN
KIND OF IN THE PRE.
PRE FILING PROCESS OMEN A
COUPLE THAT HAVE THAT ARE
ACTUALLY KIND OF. I'M MOVING
FORWARD IN THAT PROCESS AS WELL
SO THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL I'M
CENTERS OPENING. TIME IN THE
FUTURE PAID BY A TICK THAT IS
ENCOURAGING THEM ALONG WITH MY
COLLEAGUES COMMENTS ABOUT THE
DEMOGRAPHIC.
CHANGES OF MORE PEOPLE.
ENTERING SENIOR YEARS.
THE NEED WILL ONLY BECOME
GREATER.
AND THE DRUG BENEFIT OF THE SEA
BASS CENTERS TO.
HELD ON.
BOTH SOCIAL HELPS AS WELL AS
PHYSICAL HEALTH MONITORING.
KEEPING
PEOPLE ENGAGED IN WITH COMMUNITY
SO.
APPRECIATE THAT. ANNOY GENERAL
UPDATE BIT NAM.
ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT.
NUMBERS OF APPLICATIONS OR
ANYTHING THAT WOULD CONNECT TO
OUR BUDGET ALLOCATIONS THIS YEAR
TO MAKE SURE.
WE CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT
SUPPORT. APPRECIATE THANK YOU
MISTER CHAIR AND THE DIRECT BOMB
THE FUNDING FOR THE SEA BASS
CENTERS COMES THROUGH DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES BUDGET
IT'S JUST THE STAFFING THAT THAT
SHOW SOME YES. YES THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
.
SO IN TERMS OF THE. THE.
FEDERAL FUNDS BECAUSE MOST OF
THE MONEY FOR THE PARTY DOES
COME FROM THE PROGRAM KNOW YOU
MADE REFERENCE TO THE CONTINUE
RESOLUTION SO I MEAN I
UNDERSTAND. THE LAST ACT BY
CONGRESS IS OF THEY WERE DOING
SERVE LIKE TWO WEEKS AT A TIME
BUT IT WAS A MUCH LONGER PERIOD
TIME SO BASICALLY.
IN TERMS OF SENSIBILITY OF
GETTING FEDERAL FUNDS ANY
OBVIOUS EITHER STILL UNCERTAINTY
ABOUT THE BUDGET BUT.
YOU'RE ANTICIPATING AT LEAST FOR
THIS COMING FISCAL YEAR I'M CHEN
MEMBER WHEN THAT THIS MOST
RECENT ACTION BY. VOTERS IN AND
TALK TO.
THE THE CURRENT CONTINUAL.
CONTINUOUS SOLUTION ENDS MARCH
TWENTY THIRD THIRD GRADE SO.
SO WE'RE STILL.
PLAY IT BY EAR.
WE WATCHED THE CALENDAR CLOSELY
OKAY.
SO.
SO A SAYS QUESTION OF FINANCE
THEN.
SO HOW SO FROM THE PERSPECTIVES
THE PART OF FINANCE.
ED WHAT CITY DO YOU HAVE ANY
COMMENTS ABOUT HOW THE
ADMINISTRATION PLANS TO ENSURE
THAT THESE PROGRAMS ARE.
WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH THE
FEDERAL UNCERTAINTY?
THANK YOU LIAM WITH BERMAN
FINANCE I.
WHICH STRUGGLING WITH THE
UNCERTAINTY LIKE ALL ENTITIES IN
THE STATE.
BUT WE'VE HAD A GOOD.
EXCUSE ME THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD.
.
MEETINGS AND NETWORKING IS
ACROSS THAT HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVICES AGENCY TO TRY TO
MITIGATE WHAT WE THINK WILL BE.
WELL HAPPEN NEXT AND IN HAVE
MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE AT
RISK DON'T RUN INTO TO WORSE
ISSUES OKAY.
AND CERTAINLY I KNOW WE'VE LOT
PEOPLE HERE AND HEARING OTHER
PEOPLE MAYBE FOLLOWING I HOPE
EVERYONE. TALKS IS A MEMBER OF
CONGRESS.
AND ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE
PROGRAMS WE JUST HEARD PRESENTED
AND IMPORTANCE THAT.
OF HAVING.
OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS.
DOING THEIR JOB TO SURE THAT
THESE VITAL PROGRAMS ARE
CONTINUE TO BE SUPPORTED BECAUSE
SIDE THIS IS A PARTNERSHIP AND
WE DO DEPEND.
BOTH ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
AS WELL AS ON OUR OWN STATE.
TO BE SURE OUR SENIORS ARE
BEING SERVED.
THE OTHER QUESTION I HAVE
ACTUALLY FOR FINANCE.
AND WHEN ORGAN DELVE A LITTLE
MORE AND BECAUSE THERE'S A A I'M.
BOZEMAN VESTMENTS BUT THE LAST
YEAR.
WE GAVE A ONE TIME INCREASE OUR
ALLOCATION TO THE.
TO THE OMBUDSMAN A MILLION
DOLLARS AND.
IT'S
IT
IT'S MONTHS AND I UNDERSTAND
THAT'S.
NOT BEING CONTINUED FOR THIS
COMING YEAR RECORDER.
AND THE PROPOSAL FROM THE
GOVERNOR USE THAT I GET THAT
RIGHT AROUND.
YES YOUR CORRECT OKAY OF AYE
YEAH YOU HEARD FROM THE
OMBUDSMAN IN TERMS OF ACTUALLY
THEIR WORKLOAD ACTUALLY GOING
OUT WE'VE HEARD DEMOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION SO.
IS THERE A REASON THAT.
AND YOU KNOW WE WE ALSO YOU
KNOW WE APPRECIATE THE
GOVERNOR'S PRESENTATION OF. THE
FISCAL SITUATION ALTHOUGH IT
DOES APPEAR THAT.
WELL WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT.
IT SURE HASN'T.
YET.
IS WHAT WAS THE RATIONALE FOR
DECIDING TO NOT CONTINUE THAT.
FINE.
THE FUNDING LEVEL THE WHEN WE
ASSESS FEE ARM STATE HEALTH
HEALTH ACILITY CITATION
PENALTIES ACCOUNT.
THE FUND BALANCE. THE PROJECTED
FUND BALANCE AT THE END OF
CURRENT YEAR WAS BELOW SIX
MILLION SO THERE WERE SUFFICIENT
FUNDS THE FIRST PLACE TO MAKE
THAT OUT PETITIONS.
OKAY.
JUST WRITE A LITTLE BACKGROUND
FROM LAST YEAR THERE WAS A TWO
MILLION DOLLAR AUGMENTATION FROM
THIS FUND IN ONE MILLION IS
STILL PROPOSED IN THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET. AUDITOR'S BUDGET BILL
LANGUAGE LAST YEAR TO SOLVE SOME
OF THE TENSION BETWEEN THE
ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THE STATE
HEALTH FACILITIES CITATIONS
PENALTY ACCOUNT.
AND THE NEEDS OF THE OMBUDSMAN
AND SO THERE WAS A A SIX MILLION
DOLLAR THRESHOLD BUDGET BILL
LANGUAGE THIS PLACE LAST YEAR.
OKAY WELL THEN I GUESS THE.
.
NEXT QUESTION AND WE'VE HEARD
FROM MY COLLEAGUES ABOUT YOU
KNOW WE DO HAVE BOTH.
A DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES.
WE ALSO HEARD FROM THEM BUDS
MEN AND I'M SURE THERE WERE
INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS IN
PREPARATION THIS BUDGET.
THAT THERE IS AN INCREASE IN
AND AND USE OF THE OUT BUTTONS
OFFICE.
IS THERE REASON DOESN'T ASIDE
FROM USING THIS ONE FUND.
THERE WASN'T SOME DISCUSSION
ABOUT HOW WE.
GET OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING AT
LEAST TWO.
MEET THE.
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES THE
INCREASED WORKLOAD I MEAN HOW
DOES.
HOW HOW?
AT ITS WORST I AM JUST TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND WHY THEY'RE STILL AYE
IT SO YOU SAY OKAY LOOK YOUNG
BUT UNLESS YOU FELT THAT THE.
MONEY WAS NOT WELL USED THE
PREVIOUS YEAR I THINK CLEARLY
THEREIS A NEED AND LUST SO YOU
HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL ME. THERE
WERE LOTS OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT
TRYING TO FIND ALTERNATIVE FIVE
HITS FOR THE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM
AND IT IS NOT MONEY POORLY USED
A DEATHLY DON'T WANNA GIVE THAT
IMPRESSION. OFFICIALLY ASSURE
THAT.
I THERE ARE HOWEVER A LOT OF
NEEDS IN THE STATE AND WHEN WE
CAN ONLY ARE IN GENERAL FUND
DOESN'T A FUNNY POSSIBLE FUNDING
SOURCE FOR THE OMBUDSMAN APART
FROM THIS.
WHICH IS
HAS ITS OWN YOU KNOW PRIMARY
DEMANDS.
I'VE IT WAS A POLICY DECISION BY
THE DEALS WITH A LOT OF NEEDS
AND A LOT OF IN OTHER SENIOR OUT
PROGRAMS INCLUDING DSS AND AND
OTHER ISSUES AND IT WAS AT A
PARTY DECISION MADE.
OKAY WELL I OF ITS YOU KNOW
CERTAINLY AS I SEE AND THE
OTHERS THE OVERVIEW.
THERE'RE.
ISN'T AN INCREASE.
RIGHT I MEAN THE AGENCY OVERALL.
AND THEN WE TOOK BACK THE
MILLION BECAUSE THIS IS A FINE
WE TAPPED INTO. YOU SAID WAS NOT
APPROPRIATE WE KNOW HAVE A
DEMOGRAPHIC INCREASE NOT YES WE
HAVE MANY PROGRAM SO OBVIOUSLY
WE HAVE TO MAKE PRIORITIES.
HOUSE AND AT THAT MOVIE STAR
TALKING TO SOME OF THE OTHER
PROGRAMS YELLED SCALES MUCH
LARGER IN THIS.
DOES PERFORMING OVERSIGHT
FUNCTION.
SO THAT'S AND AGAIN I THINK IT
GOES BACK DOWN TO I'M HEARING
ABOUT A. INCREASED DEMAND AND
NEED IT FOR.
FROM FAMILIES FROM FACILITIES
FROM VARIETY DIFFERENT SOURCES.
SO HOW DID THAT FACTOR IN.
AT THOSE ARE ALL CONSIDERATIONS
I AND I DON'T THINK I CAN GET
YOU OUT AN ANSWER THAT JEWEL UP.
BE PARTICULARLY PLEASED WITH THE
SWISS WE WAY ALL THE NEEDS OF
VARIOUS AND ABOUT PLEASING I
JUST WANT UNDERSTOOD. THIS
UNDERSTANDING THERE'S THERE'S NO
PROBLEM WITH THIS PROGRAM WE WE
THINK IT'S GOOD IT DOES.
GREAT FOR OUR SENIORS
I'M AS A POINT OF TRADITION IT'S
IT'S NOT THE ONLY ONE ALTHOUGH
IT DOES IT'S THE FIRST LINE OF
DEFENSE THERE'S ALSO COMMUNITY
CARE LICENSING UNDER DSS THAT
LOOKS AT FACILITIES.
UP TO PAR PUBLIC HEALTH ALSO
MAKE SURE THAT FACILITIES ARE
BEING RUN IN AND AND OF.
SAFE WAY.
IT'S THE OTHER. EASILY FIT INTO
AND IT'S IT'S CROSSES POTS OF
OTHER AREAS AS WELL. IS IS VERY
EFFORT WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION
AND MAYBE I CAN HAVE THE
ADMINISTRATION AND THEN FINANCE
COMMENT. ABOUT LOOKING AT SO WE
WE WE HAVE A WE KNOW IF THERE'S
A DEMOGRAPHIC.
WAVE COMING RIGHT THE SILVERS
NAM WAVE A COLLEGE RIGHT. AND.
AND MAYBE EVEN THE OKLAHOMA THE
SCISSORS IT'S SOMEWHERE IS
SOMEONE THAT SHE DONE THE
DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS AND SAID
OKAY WELL YOU KNOW WE HAVE.
NUMEROUS PROGRAMS.
THAT ARE NECESSARY TO HELP
SUPPORT SENIORS WINDOWS.
ARE YOUR. A SINCE AGING DOES NOT
INCREASING NOW.
PERCENT OF PEOPLE THAT I MAY
HAVE. DO NEED ASSISTANCE ARM.
AND SO FORTH.
IN TERMS OF WHAT'S THE LAW AND
LONG TERM PLANNING YOU I LIKE
THE GOVERNOR WAS THINKING
MULTIPLE YOU'RE SELLING DO THE
SAME THING.
AND THINKING ABOUT LIKE WHERE
WHERE SHOULD WE BE LANDING.
BEFORE SHOULD BE HEADING TOWARD
KNOWINGLY TALKING ABOUT I JUST
US LATER.
VEGETABLE TO TALK TO DCS ABOUT.
AND CAL YOUR DEPART AGING SELES
Y. CAN BRING IT UP HERE.
SO SOMEONE LOOKING
STRATEGICALLY AT WE'RE GOING SO
WHAT HAPPENS IS THAT I SEE OKAY
WELL OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO GET.
THE FED SO WE TELL US FOR
KEEPING OUR.
STATE PARK KIND OF LEVEL.
THAT IS SOMEONE SAYING OKAY WELL
WOULDN'T.
YOU KNOW FROM A LONG TERM
BUDGETING STAND POINT WHERE.
WERE YOU GUY NEED TO END UP
DOING TO SIMPLY SAY WHEN I TRY
TO KEEP EVERYTHING IN THE SAME
BOX OR ANYWHERE WHAT'S THE MAY
BE SOMEONE LOOKING AT THE.
EVEN JUST PICKING AT THE
DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION WE HAVE.
AND YOU CAN START OFFICER
ANYTHING. AT ALL THAT FALLS IN
DEAR DEPARTMENT OR DOES IT FALL
SOMEWHERE ELSE BUT DOES IT WHO
SPENT TO DO THE STRATEGIC
PLANNING ON THIS REGARD I THINK
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT. YOU PUT
THE LA WHO COULD BE DOING ON
BEHALF LEGISLATURE RIGHT NOW I'M
TO I'M CAN. I MEAN THERE THERE
ARE RIGHT AT THE HAPPY WE CAN WE
NEED LA ON THE ADMINISTRATION'S
IT WILL SIGN OFF ON WHATEVER WE
PROPOSE I'LL BE HAPPY TO TAKE
THAT.
THURMOND
RESEARCHERS THAT ARE LOOKING AT
COME
IT PIECES OF THIS.
AT MEN THEY ADJUST THEIR
PROJECTIONS RIGHT I MEAN.
WE ONE OF THE ONE THAT WORKS
THAT WERE SERVING ON IS LOOKING
AT THE PARTNERSHIP LONG TERM
CARE. INSURANCE PROGRAM AND YOU
KNOW LOOKING AT MAYBE.
CERTAIN ASPECTS TO BUT POLICIES
AND AND WHAT TO CHANGE IT YOU
KNOW SO.
BUT JUST EAT YOU KNOW PROTECT
INTIMATELY STATE WE AMONG OTHERS
RESEARCHERS REALLY THERE'S A
THERE'S ABSOLUTE WITHIN THE
MINISTRATION THERE'S A GROUP
THAT'S WORTH OF THEIR THAT THERE
WAS LEGISLATION PASSED AN.
STEERING COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED.
THAT'S BEEN UNDER WAY.
UNDER DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE
SERVICES.
YOU KNOW LOOKING WORKING WITH
ACTUARIES THAT MEN SHOULD THE
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
AND THE STATE DEPARTMENTS THAT
WERE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE SO
YOU KNOW JUST LOOKING IN TERMS
OF CHANGES IN ACTUAR EARLY
ASSUMPTIONS IN TERMS OF. HOW
MANY PEOPLE WILL NEED LONG TERM
SERVICES AND SUPPORTS WHERE EVER
IT MAY BE HOW MANY WILL BE
NEEDING TO GO TO ASSISTED LIVING?
IT A MEETING A MORE SKILLED
LEVEL OF CARE THOSE THOSE
PROTECTIONS KEEP CHANGING YOU
KNOW OVER TIME.
BUT CERTAINLY I MEAN THIS CUTS
AND A LOT OF DIFFERENT
DIRECTIONS IT'S A WORK FORCE
ISSUE. ON WE HEARD DISCUSSIONS
OF YOU LISTEN TO NPR THIS
MORNING ABOUT IT'S ALSO
IMMIGRATION ISSUE IN TERMS OF
WORK FORCE.
IT'S ALSO LOOKING AT THE OTHER
SIDE OF THE POPULATION IN TERMS
OF WHAT IS THIS MEAN ABOUT K.
THROUGH TWELVE EDUCATION AND HOW
MANY YOU KNOW WE'RE LIKE SO SIGN
I'M CURIOUS WHEN WHEN DO WE
EXPECT THAT WORKS.
IS THE WORK GROUP KIND OF.
THIS WORKGROUP IS SPECIFICALLY
FOCUSED ON ON RECOMMENDATIONS IN
TERMS OF THE INSURANCE PRODUCTS
OKAY BUT SIR WHEN YOU GET TO
THESE ACTUARIAL PIECE I MEAN I I
JUST THINK. MONEY PARTLY WHY I.
JOKINGLY UNFUNDED TO GINNY IS
THAT THESE ARE REALLY. THEIR
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES BUT
THEIR BROADER DEMOGRAPHIC.
UNDERPINNINGS TO A LOT OF THIS
WORK BUT WELL WE NEED TO I MEAN
ARE WE NEED TO PLAN.
BASED ON. ANTICIPATED
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES RIGHT AND.
ANTICIPATE WHERE WE NEED TO GO
IN THE FUTURE AND TERM INCLUDING
FOR OUR LONG TERM BUDGET AS I
APPRECIATE WE LOOK AT ECONOMIC
CYCLES THERE'S UNCERTAINTY WITH
SOCIO WITH THAT.
DEMOGRAPHICS AGAIN THERE MAY BE
SOME UNCERTAINTY BUT IS ALSO YOU
KNOW YOU CAN THERE THAT I MEAN
IT'S NOT THAT UNPREDICTABLE.
WHERE DEMOGRAPHICS WILL BE IN
THE FUTURE OBVIOUSLY THERE COULD
BECERTAIN SHIFTS BUT WE DO THE
SAME WHETHER ECONOMIC
PROJECTIONS AS WELL?
THAT PERHAPS ONLY A DUBAI
COMMENT TO GET OUT. GETS THE
COUPLE THOUGHT SAYS AS OR AS
THAT DISCUSSION IS EVOLVING I
THINK. IT OVER THE YEARS AS
YOU'VE SAID THERE HAVEN'T THERE
WASN'T A LOT OF MYSTERY AROUND
THE FACT THAT THAT DIDN'T OF THE
CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS AND LOTS
OF TO.
IT'S GROUPS ON.
THAT WILL WHAT IS THE.
CURRENT.
SERVICES AND THE ALONG SIDE OF
THAT WE RESERVE HIT A VERY
TERRIBLE RECESSION RIGHT SO
THERE WAS A LOT OF FOCUS ON
MAINTENANCE OF PROGRAMS WE
TALKED ABOUT M. EIGHTY H. CNC
BASS AND. AND NOT A LOT OF
THINKING FORWARD I THINK IT
DURING THOSE YEARS.
OUR OFFICE LAST YEAR'S STARTED
LOOKING BECAUSE WE WERE GETTING
THIS QUESTION ABOUT DEMOGRAPHICS
AND WE STARTED THINKING ABOUT
WHAT HOW COULD WE BE HELPFUL TO
THE LEGISLATURE WE STARTED
SIMULATING.
WHAT THE POPULATION COULD LOOK
LIKE?
YOU KNOW TWENTY THIRTY FORTY
YEARS OUT AND THEN THE IDEA
WOULD BE THE NEXT STEP WOULD SAY
WALL HOW GOOD OUR PROGRAMS
ACCOMMODATE BAD AND WHAT TYPES
OF CHANGES WILL BE NEEDED. WHAT
COULD BE PROVIDED TO THE PRIVATE
SECTOR WHAT COULD BE WOULD BE IT
SORT OF SOMETHING THAT THE STATE
WOULD BE PROVIDING? AND WE
HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO THAT NEXT
STAGE YET WE I'D BE HAPPY TO
MAYBE SET UP A SEPARATE TIME TO
TALK ABOUT WHAT HOW FAR WE'VE
GOTTEN.
RESURGENT WITH YOUR OFFICE I
THINK A VERY IF SOMETHING IS BE
SOMETHING VERY OF INTEREST TO
YOU. THE OTHER THING WE'RE
HEARING IS.
JUST OVER THE LAST COUPLE
MONTHS WE'VE BEEN HEARING FROM
VARIOUS ADVOCACY ORGANIZATIONS
ALSO RECOGNIZING. ON THE GROWTH
IN SOME OF OUR MAJOR HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS
INCLUDING THE IN HOME SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES PROGRAM. AS THE
POPULATION IS AGING PEOPLE ARE
STAYING ON LONGER BECOMING MORE
DISABLED NEEDING MORE HOURS AND
JUST REALLY RECOGNIZING HOW LONG
CAN THE STATE REALLY ACCOMMODATE
SOME OF THESE PROGRAMS AND
CITIES ADVOCACY GROUPS ARE
THINKING ABOUT.
.
FIELD UP SOME TYPE OF REQUEST
THAT WOULD BE MORE FORWARD
PLANNING LIKE YOU'RE THINKING
AND IT WOULDN'T BE. THAT YOU
WOULD HAVE ANSWERS AND INITIALLY
YOU KNOW NEXT YEAR IT'S A LONGER
TERM EFFORT AT WOODWARD RIGHT
QUITE FRANKLY REQUIRE SOME
RESOURCES EVEN TO DIRECT THE
RIGHT WAY.
SO IT'S UNFOCUSED MIND AND BUT
IT IS IT'S G. IT'S TRICKY AND
IT'S GOT.
AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT.
OKAY WELL AYE AYES AT ME I THINK.
I'M RIGHT IN THINKING YOU KNOW
YOU CAN CERTAINLY DO TWENTY
THIRTY YEARS YELLOW THIRTY OR
FORTY YEARS I MEAN THINKING LIKE.
I TEND YEAH OUT TEN TWENTY YEARS
RIGHT I MEAN.
THAT'S THAT'S NOT.
BECAUSE I MEAN CLAMS WERE LOOK
AT THE BUDGET YEAR BY YEAR BUT.
TOM YOU KNOW YOU THAT THOSE
YEARS GO QUICKLY ANYONE HIS
EITHER RAISE THE CHILD THERE. OF
THAT YOU DON'T YOU JUST LOOK AT
YEAR BY YEAR YES YA LOOK PROJECT
OUT RIGHT AND AND YOU KNOW YOU
AND PROTECT OUT THAT FAR. AND I
THINK YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IS
THAT WHAT I SEE IS THAT. YOU
KNOW BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR THIS
YEAR OKAY YOU KNOW YOUR LEVEL
BUT ANYWHERE WHERE WE GOING.
RIGHT WORD AND WHAT'S THE DEMAND
RIGHT SO I MEAN IT'S GREAT SAY
WELL LAST YEAR WE SPENT NEXT
HOURS OF NEXT WEEK TO SPEND TAX
DOLLARS.
SHOULD THAT BE EXPLICIT CERTAIN
PERCENTAGE ARE SHOULD BE YOU
KNOW.
SO ARM LOOK FOR THE FOLLOWING UP
ON THAT STUFF FINANCE ANY
COMMENT ABOUT WORK BEING DONE I
MEAN WE HEARD FROM THAT AGENCY
APARTMENT IT WOULD AND THAT THE
ADMINISTRATION TO LOOK AT THESE
ISSUES.
I. WORK IS BEING DONE TO AND
CONVERSATIONS ARE HAPPENING I
DON'T HAVE ANY DELIVERABLES SO
MARIA OKAY SO WE OKAY SO WE
SHOULD TALK ABOUT DELIVERABLES
AND IN THE FUTURE.
SO.
ALRIGHT OKAY.
SEEING NO OTHER QUESTIONS ITS
MOVE ONTO AYE ISSUE NUMBER TWO
WHICH IS THE.
UPDATE ON THE MULTI PURPOSE
SENIOR SERVICES PROGRAM AND THEN
AFTER THAT WILL TAKE PUBLIC
COMMENT ON BOTH ISSUES THE
OVERVIEW AND THAT THE UPDATE SO.
IF YOU. OKAY A GOOD AFTERNOON
AGAIN DEEMED FUJIMOTO CD A.
A UNDER CALIFORNIA'S COURTNEY
CARE INITIATIVE MOST MEDI CAL
BENEFICIARIES AND
SEE I COUNTIES.
MUST BE ENROLLED IN A
PARTICIPATING MEDI CAL MANAGED
CARE HEALTH PLAN TO RECEIVE
MEDICAL BENEFITS INCLUDING IN
MISSISSIPPI AND MISSISSIPPI
SITES IN A CCI COUNTY HAVE
ENTERED INTO CONTRACTS. WITH
PARTICIPATING.
MANAGED CARE HEALTH PLANS TO
DELIVER IN MISSISSIPPI SERVICE.
SERVICES TO ELIGIBLE MEMBERS
AND ARE REIMBURSED BY THE PLANTS
IN SIX OF THE SEVEN CCI COUNTIES
IN MISSISSIPPI CONTINUES AS A.
NINETEEN FIFTEEN SEE HOME AND
COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES WAIVER
BENEFIT UNTIL IT TRANSITIONS TO
BEING FULLY INTEGRATED AS A
MANAGED CARE HEALTH PLAN BENEFIT.
AND EVENTUALLY ADMINISTERED AND
AUTHORIZED BY THE PLAN. IN SAN
MATEO COUNTY THE TRANSITION INTO
MANAGED CARE OCCURRED ON OCTOBER
THIRTY FIRST
TWO THOUSAND FIFTEEN.
WELL THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
HAS INFORMED THE LEGISLATURE
THAT CCI IS NO LONGER COST
EFFECTIVE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER
THIRTY SEVEN STATUTES OF TWO
THOUSAND THIRTEEN S. B. NINETY
FOR. THE REMAINING SIX COUNTIES.
FOUR AND THE REMAINING SIX
COUNTIES FOR THE IN MISSISSIPPI
SITES WILL CONTINUE TO BE
CONTRACTED WITH MANAGED CARE
HEALTH PLANS.
PARTICIPATING IN CALUMET DE
CONNECT PROGRAM. WHICH CONTINUES
MANDATORY ENROLLMENT OF DUAL
ELIGIBLES AND INTEGRATES LONG
TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS
EXCEPT FOR AGES SAYS INTO
MANAGED CARE. THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET ALSO DELAYED AND
MISSISSIPPI TRANSITION INTO
MANAGED CARE IN THE REMAINING
SIX COUNTIES UNTIL NO SOONER
THAN JANUARY.
CONTINUATION OF THE INTEGRATION
OF THE LONG TERM SERVICES AND
SUPPORTS. IN THE SIX COUNTIES
WILL AFFECT TWELVE AND
MISSISSIPPI SITES IN
APPROXIMATELY FOUR THOUSAND
EIGHT HUNDRED AND FIFTY SIX
PARTICIPANTS THESE IN
MISSISSIPPI SITES WILL CONTINUE
TO BE.
MANAGED CARE HEALTH PLANS AND
RECEIVE PAYMENTS FOR.
CURRENTLY THERE ARE THIRTY EIGHT
AND MISSISSIPPI SITES STATEWIDE
THAT PROVIDE SOCIAL HEALTH CARE.
MANAGEMENT TOO FRAIL ELDERLY
INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CERTIFIED
FOR PLACEMENT IN A NURSING
FACILITY.
AND UNDER A FEDERAL MEDICAID
HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER
EMESIS P. PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE.
CARE MANAGEMENT TO ASSIST THESE
FRAIL INDIVIDUALS TO REMAIN IN
THEIR HOMES IT SHOULD ALSO BE
NOTED THAT IN ESSENCE P..
SERVICES PREVENT A MORE COSTLY
PLACEMENT IN IN A NURSING
FACILITY.
THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR TWO
THOUSAND SEVENTEEN EIGHTEEN AND
MISSISSIPPI BUDGET IS
APPROXIMATELY THIRTY NINE POINT
EIGHT MILLION. AND THE PROPOSED
FISCAL YEAR TWO THOUSAND
EIGHTEEN NINETEEN M. ASSIST
THE BUDGET REMAINS UNCHANGED.
AS LOW AS WE ARE DIRECTOR LAURA
HAS MENTIONED.
PREVIOUSLY THROUGH AN INTER
AGENCY AGREEMENT WITH THE
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE
SERVICES CDA OVER OVERSEES THE
OPERATIONS OF THEIR MISSISSIPPI
PROGRAM. AND CONTRACTS WITH
LOCAL ENTITIES DIRECTLY TO
PROVIDE EMESIS P. SERVICES TO UP
TO TWELVE. THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS.
NOW PURSUANT TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL
REPORT LANGUAGE OF THE TWO
THOUSAND SEVENTEEN EIGHTEEN
BUDGET ACT. THE DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND CDA
CONDUCTED THE FIRST BIANNUAL
UPDATE TO THE LEGISLATURE ON
MONDAY FEBRUARY TWENTY.
TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN REGARDING
PROGRESS TOWARDS THE TRANSIT.
P. INTO MANAGED CARE.
THE LEGISLATIVE UPDATE WAS
ATTENDED BY. APPROXIMATELY
FIFTEEN STAKEHOLDERS AND IN
ADDITION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES
FROM TCS A CD A. OTHER
REPRESENTATIVES INCLUDED THE
ASSEMBLY THE LEGISLATIVE
ANALYST'S OFFICE EMESIS P. SITES.
IN MISSISSIPPI SIDE ASSOCIATION
OR MSA. THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE AS WELL AS OTHER
ADVOCATES.
BOOK THE FOLLOWING THAT I'M
GOING TO DISCUSS IS A QUICK
OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE SHARED IN
THE FIRST BIANNUAL.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE FIRST NO
OVERVIEW WAS PROVIDED OF THE
REQUIREMENTS.
A. N. AS A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE
REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE INCLUDED
IN THE S. R. L. IS A LIST OF
STAKEHOLDER AND TRANSITION
MEETINGS TODAY.
STATUS UPDATES ON THE TRANSITION
WORK.
AND THERE'S BEEN COMPLETED OR IS
IN PROCESS OF BEING COMPLETED.
WE ALSO PER BETTER ARE TO
PROVIDE A LIST OF FUTURE TASKS
AND ACTIVITIES THAT WILL TAKE
PLACE. TO EFFECTIVELY TRANSITION
EMESIS THE TWENTY.
AN UPDATE ON HOW THE
COORDINATION AND MANAGEMENT OF
CARE WILL OCCUR FOR POPULATIONS
AFFECTED BY THE TRANSITION.
IN ADDITION IDENTIFICATION OF
ANY FORESEEN OR POTENTIAL RISKS
THAT.
MAY JEOPARDIZE THE TRANSITION OF
IN MISSISSIPPI INTO MANAGED CARE
OR WHICH MAY RESULT IN DELAYS.
AND THE LAST REQUIREMENT IS.
AN UPDATE OF THE MINISTRATIONS
LONG TERM VISION OF A
MISSISSIPPI IF. CAL MANY.
CONNECT IS DISCONTINUED.
IN ADDITION AT THE HEARING.
DE EIGHT CS ALSO.
MENTION THAT SINCE WE'RE JUST
RESTARTING THE PROCESS AND WE'RE
IN THE EARLY STAGES OF THE TWO
YEAR TRANSITION. THAT WERE THERE
AT THIS TIME THERE WERE NO MAJOR.
UP TO.
DTS ALSO PROVIDED AN UPDATE
RELATED TO STAKEHOLDER AND
TRANSITION MEETINGS SO FOR
EXAMPLE ON OCTOBER SIXTH TWO
THOUSAND SEVENTEEN D. EIGHT CS
PUBLICLY RELEASED TO TRANSITION
DOCUMENTS.
TO THE CALIFORNIA COLLABORATIVE
FOR LONG TERM SERVICES.
PORTS.
THE FIRST DOCUMENT WHICH WAS
WHICH IS TITLED ARCHIVE DOCUMENT
FOR THE MULTI. PURPOSE SENIOR
SERVICE PROGRAM TRANSITION
TARGET UPDATE.
FROM TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN TO
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY THIS IS MORE
EVAN ARCHIVE DOCUMENT THAT WAS
MEANT TO ME MEMORIALIZE
ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED. AND POLICY
GUIDANCE DEVELOPED DURING TWO
THOUSAND FIFTEEN TWO THOUSAND
SIXTEEN.
THE SECOND DOCUMENT TITLED
TRANSITION PLAN FRAMEWORK A
MAJOR MILESTONES THIS IS MORE OF
A LIVING DOCUMENT.
INTENDED TO DOCUMENT THE
ACTIVITIES AND POLICY GUIDANCE
DEVELOPED IN TWO THOUSAND
EIGHTEEN IN TWO THOUSAND AND
NINETEEN IN PREPARATION OF THE
OF THE TRANSITION.
ALSO.
IN OCTOBER OF TWO THOUSAND
SEVENTEEN D. EIGHT CS NCTA
RESTARTED THE MONTHLY EMESIS P.
TRANSITION MEETINGS. AND SO FAR
WE'VE HAD FOUR MEETINGS ON
OCTOBER TWENTY FIFTH TWO
THOUSAND SEVENTEEN. NOVEMBER
TWENTY NINTH TWO THOUSAND
SEVENTEEN JANUARY TWENTY FOURTH
AND FEBRUARY TWENTY EIGHTH TWO
THOUSAND.
EIGHTEEN.
THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING IS
FOR MARCH TWENTY EIGHTH.
TWO THOUSAND EIGHTEEN.
THESE MEETINGS OR OR CONFERENCE
CALLS ARE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CD
ES DE EIGHT CS THE HEALTH PLANS.
AND IN MISSISSIPPI SITES TO
DISCUSS ANY CONCERNS AND OR
QUESTIONS SO THAT WE CAN WORK
COLLABORATIVELY TOGETHER ON THIS
TRANSITION.
IN ADDITION DAC ES HAS
CONTINUED THE CCI STAKEHOLDER
CALLS WHICH ARE NOW HELD
QUARTERLY.
AND THESE ARE OPPORTUNITIES FOR
STAKEHOLDERS ADVOCATES HEALTH
PLANS AND IN MISSISSIPPI SITES
TO RECEIVE.
VARIOUS UPDATES THE THE LAST
CALL WAS HELD ON DECEMBER
FOURTEENTH TWO THOUSAND
SEVENTEEN AND THE NEXT CALL IS
SCHEDULED FOR MARCH FIFTEEN
TWO THOUSAND.
EIGHTEEN.
HAVE A LOT OF THE STUFF AND
WRITING SO TO SUMMARIZE HOW
COULD HOW COULD SO WHO.
TOO SO LASTLY ON THE.
.
MODEL OF CARE THIS IS PROBABLY
THE MOST RECENT ACTIVITIES.
IS PART OF THIS PROCESS D. H.
CS AND CDA HAVE FORMED A MODEL
OF CARE WORK GROUP AS RESULT OF
STAKEHOLDER INPUT FROM THE
TRANSITION PLAN FRAMEWORK A
MAJOR MILESTONES. AND THE GOAL
OF THIS IS TO DISCUSS THE
STRUCTURE OF CARE MANAGEMENT BUT.
SO REAL BRIEFLY WE'VE.
WEEKLY CALLS THROUGH APRIL WE'VE
HAD.
FOR.
CALLS SO FAR.
AND.
THE IMPORTANT PART ABOUT THIS
TO. A TO INCLUDE STAKEHOLDER
INPUT WE HAVE A VERY DIVERSE A
GROUP OF REPRESENTATIVES WE HAVE.
FOR IN MISSISSIPPI SITES.
THE IN THE.
IN MISSISSIPPI SIDE
DISSOCIATION OR MSA. THREE
HEALTH PLANS THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PLANS IN
HARD BEACH CONSULTING.
IN ADDITION WE'VE DEVELOPED A
DISCUSSION.
DISCUSSION MAJOR.
IN ORDER TO TRACKING GROUP THE
TRANSITION PLAN FRAMEWORK IN
MAJOR MILESTONES IN BRIEFLY SOME
OF THE ITEMS LISTED IN THE
MATRIX INCLUDE ELIGIBILITY
SCREENING.
CARE PLANNING PURCHASE OF
SERVICES STAFFING AND WEIGHTLESS.
AND THEN LASTLY.
YOU KNOW ONCE THIS PROCESS IS
COMPLETED.
THEM FOR THE MODEL CARE.
RECOMMENDATION DOCUMENT WILL BE
RELEASEDFOR PUBLIC COMMENT. AND
THAT PERIOD WILL ALSO INCLUDE
FEEDBACK FROM BENEFICIARIES AS
WELL AS CONCERTS.
AND D. HTS NCTA WORK WHEN IS
THAT DOCUMENT EXPECTED. WHEN'S
THAT DOCUMENT EXPECTED.
IT'S ACTUALLY WE DON'T HAVE A
DATE AT THIS TIME.
AS WE CONTINUE THE SURVEY PRO WE
MAY NEED TO EXTEND OKAY I WANTED
WHERE HE SINGS ONE DAY VERNE RAN
A LOT EVEN.
GOING ON ABOUT YOU KNOW WE'RE
MEETING OUR MEETING MEETING
THAT'S GREAT I'M I'M MINE TO GET
TO THE RESULTS PART SO WHEN DO
WE EXPECT TO HAVE GREAT YOU'RE
TALKING AND APPRECIATE THAT.
WHEN WE GOING TO GET SOMETHING
TO LOOK AT. IT ACTUALLY I DON'T
HAVE A DATE AT THIS TIME WHEN DO
YOU ANTICIPATE THAT THEY WOULD
BE.
ROUGHLY MEANS A YEAR FROM NOW
TWO YEARS FROM NOW SIX MONTHS
FROM NOW CAN WE GET A RANGE.
X..
I.
BUT WE DO THANK YOU TALKING
EARLY AND DO SOMETHING.
WE WE ARE AYE ME AS WE HAVE
THESE MEETINGS AND IF AS WE
COMPLETE PERHAPS IT SEAT BACK WE
DEBT. OF.
I'M SUSAN RODRIGUEZ THE BRANCH
CHIEF FOR VIABILITY DEPARTMENT
AGING FROM MISSISSIPPI. AND PART
OF THE THE WORKGROUP I MEAN IF
WE NEED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
APRIL WE WILL WE'RE HOPING BY
THE END OF THE YEAR TO HAVE
SOMETHING TO AND THE DR IN
WRITING AND THAT'S OF COURSE
BRING THE STAKEHOLDER PROCESS
AND BE BACK OKAY. ARE I'VE
MEMBER. OKAY THANK YOU.
OKAY AND AND THAT CONCLUDES OUR
OKAY THANK YOU. ALRIGHT.
I'M COMMENTS FROM ELIA.
HELP THE PART FINANCE.
RIGHT MEMBERS OKAY.
OKAY.
SO WHY AGAIN I THINK YOU KNOW.
THE PURPOSES OF COURSE TO BE
SURE WE CAN ADDRESS THE NUMEROUS
ISSUES THAT.
.
PEOPLE RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT TO
BE SURE SO I MEAN I THINK THAT'S.
I MEAN IT'S GREAT WE'RE HAVING
THESE MEETINGS AND. TO BE
DETAILED HOW MANY TIMES YOU
TALKED AND SO FORTH BUT I THINK
IN THE END.
WE WANT TO KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT
THE RESULTS ARE GOING TO BE
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT MATTERS
RIGHT I MEAN WE'RE HAVING THE
MEETINGS THAT GET TO THAT POINT
BUT THAT THAT'S THAT'S THE
IMPORTANT PART.
SO I WOULD ONLY BE SURE THAT
WE'RE TRYING TO ADDRESS PEOPLE'S
ISSUES IN A TIMELY MANNER.
WELL THANK YOU.
OKAY.
UP PUBLIC COMMENTS ON BOTH THE
OVERVIEW AND THE AN SS T. UPDATE
IF YOU CAN LINE UP AT THE
MICROPHONE. AND.
.
TRY TO KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO A
MINUTE. AND IF SOMEONE'S RACE
SAID WHAT YOU SAID YOU CAN SAY
ME TOO. ARE BUILT OVER YELTSIN'S
EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.
ALRIGHT.
ALRIGHT AND SO PLEASE INTRODUCE
YOURSELF NAME ORGANIZATIONS AND
THEN.
THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON MY
NAME IS EILEEN COMUNES I AM SITE
DIRECTOR FOR THE MISSISSIPPI
SITE IN PASADENA AYE AYE
CALIFORNIA OBVIOUSLY. AYE AT
HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL WE SERVE THE
ENTIRE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY WE ARE
ONE OF THE. I GUESS USED TO BE
CALLED CCI SITES I DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU CALL IT ANYMORE BUT I
AND. WE HAVE BEEN THAT WERE I
GUESS THREE AND A HALF YEARS
THEN ON ACTUAL AYE WORKING WITH
YOU KNOW DIRECTLY WITH HEALTH
PLANS WITH OUR I'M CLIENTS. AND
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR
OVERSIGHT QUESTIONS AND. I THINK
ONE OF THE WAYS I THAT I JUST
WOULD ASK YOU TO AND HELP US
OUTSIDE HELP YOU KNOW THE PEOPLE
THAT RECEIVE THE SERVICES. IS TO
KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW
THE TRANSITION IS GOING BECAUSE
IT'S REALLY EASY TO GET FOCUSED
ON SORT OF DATA DAILY THINGS AND
THE AREA WHERE. I'M AT YOU KNOW
I TRY TO HELP MY STAFF THE MOST
I AM IS AND ENSURING THAT. THEY
CAN FOCUS ON THE NEEDS OF OUR
CLIENTS AND I AM A LOT OF WHAT
THEY STRUGGLE WITH IS ENSURING
THAT CLIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO
BASIC HEALTH PLAN BENEFITS. AND
SO THAT'S A PART OF THEIR CARE
COORDINATION ROLE IT ALWAYS HAS
BEEN MAKING SURE THAT THEY CAN
GET TO SEE THE DOCTOR THAT THEY
CAN GET. ON THAT DINO DMB THAT
THEY NEED AND THE OTHER.
BENEFITS A LOT OF PEOPLE WHEN
THEY COME TO US HAVE NO IDEA
THAT THEY HAVE
THE BRIGHT TO THE SERVICE SAYS.
DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET THE
SERVICES AND WE SPEND A LOT OF
TIME EDUCATING THEM NUMBER ONE
AND NUMBER TWO I'M ADVOCATING
FOR THEIR RIGHTS AND THE BOTTOM
LINE IS WITH. THE OLDEST FRAILES
IMPORTANCE POPULATION USUAL CARE
SOLUTIONS JUST DON'T WORK FOR
THEM AND SO THEY NEED. HELP AND
MAKING THE CASE THAT THEY NEED
MORE SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
YOUR QUESTION THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
GOOD MORNING.
I MY NAME IS CLEARLY KITANA AND
I'M WITH THE SENIOR SERVICES
COALITION OF ALAMEDA COUNTY. ON
MY WHEN IT I THINK THE CHAIRMAN
AND THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND
THE DIRECTOR.
.
WE ARE A COALITION OF GROUPS OF
OVER FORTY COMMUNITY. BASED
GROUPS AND ALAMEDA COUNTY. AND
WOULD FOCUS ON ADEQUATE BUILDING
ADEQUATE SERVICES FOR AND WITH
OLDER ADULTS.
WE'RE HERE TO TO EN A STRESS TO
THE COMMITTEE THE PRESSING
DEMAND TO INCREASE STATE FUNDING
FOR ALL CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF
AGING PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY WANT
TO INCREASE.
AND INVESTMENT OF THIRTY THREE
MILLION ACROSS SERVICE MIX WHERE
FISCAL YEAR TWENTY EIGHTEEN AND
NINETEEN.
FOR ONCE AND FOR ALL. AND A
COMMITMENT BY TO COMMITTEE TO
MAINTAIN THIS FUNDING BASELINE
GOING FORWARD.
CONSIDERING THE DECADE A FLIGHT
FUNDING NOW THOSE REQUEST. IS OF
URGENT.
UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE WATCHER
LEGISLATORS.
CONTINUE TO PUT FOR BUDGET WHICH
SHOW THAT THEY ARE NOT SERIOUS
ABOUT INVESTING IN THE
PROTECTION OF ALL SERVICES.
THAT OLDER ADULTS RELY ON.
HOW IS IT THAT OLDER ADULTS?
DUDE HOW IS IT THAT OLDER ADULTS
DUE TO NEGLECT FOR IT ADEQUATE
FUNDING CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT
RISK OF LOSING SERVICES THAT
THEY RELY ON.
WE ARE RESPECTFULLY DEMANDING AN
END TO THIS LACK OF INVESTMENT
AND SENIOR SERVICES.
THAT.
TO THIS DATE.
WHO OTHER STATE HAS BEEN
DEPENDENT ON FEDERAL FUNDING
WHICH HAS ALSO BEEN FLAT?
AND.
AT THIS POINT ARE LEGISLATORS
CONTINUE TO RELY ON THIS FINE
DAY.
AND FOR MAJORITY OF SENIORS AND
SERVICES.
SENIORS NEED A CHAMPION.
TODAY.
IT WE NEED A CHAMPION WHO IS
WILLING TO INVEST IN SENIORS
YEAR AFTER YEAR. AT THIS MOMENT
I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE TO
CONSUMERS WILL ST MARY'S CENTER
WHO ARE ARE CURRENTLY
BENEFACTORS OF SERVICES. THANK
YOU.
WELCOME.
HELLO MY NAME IS ESTHER CHAMBERS.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'D REALLY
LIKE TO SAY TO YOU.
S. ONE ICE THIS IS THE FIRST
TIME THAT I'VE BEEN TO
SACRAMENTO AND I THINK IT IS A
WONDERFUL INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY
FOR ME TO BE STANDING HERE
SPEAKING TO YOU.
BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
STRIKES ME.
IS.
HOW WOULD HOW IT SOUNDS IS THEIR
OF OUR IN CLASS AGAIN I'M
READING OUT OF TEXTBOOKS?
SENIORS ARE HUMAN BEINGS.
YOU'RE TALKING REALLY ABOUT ME.
BUT THE THING THAT REALLY IS
IMPORTANT IS THAT YOU'RE NOT
JUST TALKING ABOUT ME BECAUSE IF
YOU FOCUS ON ME. AND MAKES IT
SEEMS AS I AM DIFFERENT FROM YOU.
THE ONE THING THAT IS FOR ALL OF
US TO UNDERSTAND IS THAT
EVERYBODY GETS OLDER.
ALL OF US ARE AGING. EVERYONE ON
THIS PLANET WILL BE A SENIOR SO
AS YOU LOOK AT THOSE PAPERS AND
IF YOU LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS AND
YOU READ THOSE. NAMES IF SOMEONE
WERE TO SAY.
WHEN I MAKE A DECISION ABOUT
THIS BUDGET. WHAT IF I WERE
MAKING DECISION A BOMB MYSELF?
BECAUSE YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
THERE WAS A KNOCK ON THE DOOR
AND SOMEONE HANDED US A LETTER
ONE DAY AND SAID EXCUSE ME
YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE. OUT
OF THE BLUE HAD A WONDERFUL
HOUSE I BECAME HOMELESS BECAUSE
OF GENTRIFICATION.
ANYBODY IN THIS ROOM COULD LOSE
OUR HOME.
EVERYBODY IS GOING TO AGE
I WOULD CALL ALL OF YOU TO LOOK
AT THESE NUMBERS.
AS IF IT WAS YOUR NAME ON THAT
PAPER.
AS IF IT WERE YOUR LIFE INVOLVED
AT SAINT MARY'S I WATCH PEOPLE
INCLUDING MYSELF.
COME THROUGH THOSE DOORS
ACHILLES REMEMBER TO VOTE AS IF
IT WERE YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
RODMAN HI MY NAME'S CARRIE.
I'M ACTUALLY UP PROTOCOL IS THAT
WE'RE NOT.
WE.
APPRECIATE THEM WE WELCOME THE
TESTIMONY WE ASK PEOPLE NOT TO.
DEMONSTRATE SELL A BY CLAPPING
BUT THIS YOU WAVE YOUR HAND LIKE
THIS ELECTED BERRY GO THERE I
LIKE THAT OKAY SORRY THEM SIR.
WELCOME.
WHO INFLOWS THE SAME MEMBERS
BEEN F. ME FLAW?
THE ACCOUNT AT MY SECOND HOMES
TO SOME HAD TO EAT RIGHT THEY
ARE WE DO EXERCISES WILL ALSO
HELP ALCOHOL DRUG RECOVERY
PROGRAMS THERE. IN IT IS.
ALL AROUND IT THAT AND IT
PICKUPS GOBI ó WELL I THINK I
WAS COOL. NEIL PASSED TWENTY
MATT YOU NOW.
AND THAT ALL THE SUDDEN I FOUND
MYSELF AGES. AGO. EVEN YOU KNOW
DISK. QUAN UPSTAIRS HAS BEEN
TIRED LE.
I LIKE SOME SOME DAY FISCAL TULA.
A REAL BARBERS TO STUDENT BARBER
SCHOOL I LIKE TO THE.
GO TO A RESTAURANT IT TIP THE
WAITRESS AND THE WAITERS AND
STUFF BUT UP I CAN'T AFFORD TO
DO THAT NO MORE. IN OUR.
THAT THEY'VE WON FOR SAMEER WAS
HAVIN A GOOD MEAL PROGRAM.
UP I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D
DO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU BAKUNIN MY NAME IS
JAMES IS OUR AND THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR
SENIORS AND WHERE FUNDED TO
PROVIDE OUR LEGAL SERVICES HIGH
CAP IN THE OTHER VIEWS
PREVENTION PORTION.
I REALLY JUST WANT TO APPLAUD
THE SENATE.
MEMBERS FOR THEIR THEIR LINE OF
QUESTIONING I THINK IT IS THE
RIGHT QUESTIONS WE NEED TO BE
ASKING IN THE ONE THING I WOULD
ADD TO THAT. IS THAT THE NEED IS
NOW PALM SO AS A PROVIDER ON THE
FRONT LINE YOU KNOW WE ARE
STRUGGLING TO MEET THE LINE
CURRENTLY SO THIS ISN'T A A
FUTURE ISSUE THIS ISN'T
SOMETHING COMING IN FIVE YEARS
IT HIT OUR DOORSTEP I WOULD SAY
A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND. IS GOING
TO CONTINUE AT THAT PACE.
THE OPPORTUNITY IS REALLY THAT
WE HAVE A NETWORK OF PROVIDERS
THAT ARE AMAZING.
SERVICES AND REALLY IT JUST
REQUIRES THAT AN EXTRA
INVESTMENT TO CAN
AND YOU TO MEET THAT NEED SO
IT'S A REALLY.
SOLVABLE PROBLEM IT'S REALLY
SOMETHING WHERE THAT DOES THE
FOUNDATION IS IN PLACE.
BUT THE NEED IS NOW THE NEED IS
NOT TOMORROW.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU DITTO DITTO DITTO I
THINK IT WAS FOR PEOPLE IN FRONT
OF ME.
MY NAME IS MICHELLE POPE AND I
AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR
ALZHEIMER'S SERVICES OF THE EAST
BAY I'M ALSO HERE AS THE
CONFERENCE LAY LEADER. FOR THE
CALIFORNIA NEVADA CONFERENCE OF
THE METHODIST CHURCH AND I'M
HERE TO ASK YOU TO REFLECT ON AN
ECONOMY THAT ALONG JEOPARDY AND
ECONOMY WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT.
THE SILVER TSUNAMI IN ANSWER TO
THE QUESTION SENSE TWO THOUSAND
WAY BACK IN THE DAY I'VE BEEN
STANDING HERE TALKING ABOUT THAT
OVER A DECADE. THE TSUNAMI IS
HERE AND NOW THE SECOND WAVE IS
COMING AND ALL OF THE COMMUNITY
BASED SERVICES THAT WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT PROGRAMS THAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. NEED TO BE
ENHANCE NOT LOOK BACK AND
CUTTING OR NOT RESTORING SOME OF
THE FUNDING THAT WAS AVAILABLE
TO THEM IN THE PAST TO PROVIDE
SERVICES FOR A FEW IN NUMBER OF
PEOPLE. AND NOW WE HAVE MORE
WHAT DOES LONGEVITY ECONOMY
MEANS IT MEANS YOU HAVE RESPECT
FOR ELDER HOOD AND FOR THE FACT
OF THAT AS MY COLLEAGUE JUST
SAID THAT WE'RE ALL GOING TO GET
THERE. AND SOME OF US DON'T HAVE
LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE SOME OF
US DON'T HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS
SOME OF US DO NOT BELONG TO
FAITH BASED COMMUNITIES AND WE
NEED THE SAFETY NETS THAT WE
HAVE. AND SO JUST HAVING A DEEP
DISCUSSION ABOUT WHAT IT IS TO
LIVE OVER.
TO OVER A HUNDRED AND FOUR
YEARS OLD.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
WELL RICHARD TO COME IT WOULD
LOVE TO SEE THIS IS JEFF I
AGREED WITH THE STATEMENT I
AGREED THAT FOR THE.
THE COMMISSION ON AGING YOU NEED
MORE FUNDING FOR THE OTHER
ASPECTS THAT ALL THE GOOD NEWS
NOW I ALSO REPRESENT I GUESS.
DOGFIGHT I'M CARA.
LET'S SEE I THINK THERE'S ABOUT
FOUR MORE ORGANIZATIONS THERE SO
THERE'S A FEW MILLION PEOPLE SO
LIKEWISE ARE BRING A FEW FRIENDS.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
GOOD MORNING I'M NANCY VOLPERT
I'M WITH JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE
OF LOS ANGELES WE ARE A MULTI
SERVICE AGENCY AMONG OTHER
THINGS WE WERE ONE OF THE
ORIGINAL PILOT IN MISSISSIPPI
PROVIDERS IN THE STATE. AND I
JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR RAISING
THE QUESTIONS.
AND BECAUSE WE HAVE LOTS OF
QUESTIONS AND LOTS OF
CONVERSATIONS AND NOT A WHOLE
LOT OF ANSWERS.
I'M MOSTLY GONNA MEET TO MY
COLLEAGUE EILEEN.
AS A COORDINATED CARE.
HERE INITIATIVE COUNTY AND
PROVIDER.
OUR COSTS OF ADMINISTRATION HAVE
GONE UP ARE.
.
REFERRALS FROM THE PLANS ARE NOT
WHAT WE HAD HOPED FOR. AND WHILE
WE CONTINUE TO WORK CLOSELY WITH
OUR STATE AND LOCAL PARTNERS.
AYE IT HAS BEEN A COMPLICATED.
PROGRAM AND IT HAS NOT FOCUSED
ON HOW WE PROVIDE CULTURALLY
APPROPRIATE PERSON CENTERED CARE.
AWARE PROVIDING A MISSISSIPPI
SERVICES IN SEVEN LANGUAGES.
AND WE'RE JUST ONE OF SIX
PROVIDERS IN LA COUNTY. AND WE
DO THAT IN THEIR HOME AND IN
THEIR COMMUNITY AND MEET THEM
WHERE THEY ARE. AND THE MORE
TIME WE SPEND TRYING TO EXPLAIN
CONFUSING BENEFITS.
THE LAST TIME WE HAVE TO DO THE
REST OF THE SERVICES THAT EILEEN.
TALKED ABOUT AND CONNECTING THEM
TO THE REST THE COMMUNITY
SERVICES THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF
AGING TALKS ABOUT SO THANKS.
THANK YOU WELCOME.
HELLO MY NAME IS A LISELOTTE
GONE NAM FROM SANTA CLARA COUNTY
SITE TWENTY MSO SPEAK. UP ALSO
CCI COUNTY AND I HAVE TO AGREE
WITH WHITES EILEEN SAID IN MY.
PREVIOUS SOB.
COHORT
A WE'RE HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS
SAW.
POPULATION THAT WE SERVE VERY
DIVERSE POPULATION I'LL WITH
MANY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES SO I
THINK ABOUT A THIRD OF OUR
CLIENT POPULATION ITS ENGLISH
SPEAKING AND THE REST ARE NON
ENGLISH SPEAKING. THAT'S THEY
REQUIRE TREMENDOUS AMOUNTS.
OF TIME IN HELPING THAT NAVIGATE
THEIR SERVICES EDUCATING UP WITH
THEM ABOUT THEIR BENEFITS.
AND WHAT THEY'RE AYE WHAT THE.
AND THEIR ESSENTIAL NEEDS TRYING
TO HELP THEM MEET THEIR
ESSENTIAL NEEDS.
SO I I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION
SO. AS TO WHAT'S.
IT'S HAPPENING WITH CCI.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU MY NAME'S CLEAR RAMSEY
AND WITH JUSTICE AN AGING WHERE
AND ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION
FOCUSED ON SENIOR POVERTY. AND I
REALLY WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE
FACT THAT THE NEED FOR
INVESTMENT REALLY IS NOW AND THE
NEED FOR PLANNING IS NOW. ON THE
KAISER FAMILY FOUNDATION A.
REPORT JUST CAME OUT THAT SHOW
THAT CALIFORNIA HAS MORE THAN
FIFTEEN PERCENT OF ITS SENIORS
CURRENTLY LIVING. IN POVERTY AN
ALMOST FIFTY PERCENT UNDER THE
TWO HUNDRED PERCENT OF FEDERAL
POVERTY LEVEL. SO CLEARLY THE
NEED IS NOW AND PEOPLE ARE
LIVING ON THE EDGE AND AS WE
ALREADY HEARD PEOPLE ARE FALLING
OFF THAT EDGE INTO HOMELESSNESS.
AND POVERTY AND CALIFORNIA HAS
THE MONEY NOW TO MAKE THE
INVESTMENTS THAT WE DO HAVE A
LOT OF PROGRAMS THAT WORK
INCLUDING. THE OMBUDSMAN THE
EMESIS P. PROGRAMS THE SEA BASS
PROGRAMS.
THE LEGAL SERVICES PROGRAM
SERVING SENIORS AND I WOULD LOVE
TO SEE THE LEGISLATURE.
MAKE A REAL STAND AND SHOW
CALIFORNIA TO BE A LEADER ON
INVESTMENT IN SENIOR ARM.
SENIOR SERVICES AND AND I THINK
IT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO
THAT NOW WITH THE BUDGET IN THE
WAY THAT IT IS THANK YOU.
THANK YOU WELCOME.
DARRYL SUL FROM THE CALIFORNIA
COMMISSION ON AGING I'D LIKE TO
THANK THE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR
FORWARD THINKING QUESTIONS.
AND HOPE THAT WE CAN.
MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROPOSAL
THAT OF MISS BELLA MENTIONS.
BECAUSE WE ARE
SEEING AN OPPORTUNITY TO
ACTUALLY MAKE HEADWAY IN.
IN DEVELOPING A REAL PLAN FOR
THE STATE THAT WILL IMPLEMENT
THINGS UP WE ARE SPECIFICALLY IN
SUPPORT OF THE IN MISSISSIPPI
ALLOCATION IT'S ITEM.
EASY TO SEE THAT THESE SERVICES
KEEP PEOPLE OF NURSING HOMES AND
SAVE THE STATE MONEY AND SO WE
ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
HELLO I AM MY NAME IS HYPED UP
BY MONEY ALONE.
AND I AM.
FROM CENTENARY.
.
LOUISE SERVING AGING.
POPULATION LIKE MYSELF.
AND BETTY GRATEFUL DEAD TO. I
COULD FIND A PLACE.
THOUGH.
BUT.
MY MAIN POINT IS.
I BELIEVED IMAGES BUDDING PUT
TIME.
AN IMAGE COULD.
BRING INSPIRATION.
AN INSPIRATION BRINGS HOPE.
SO WHEN I FEEL ALONE.
THE AGING COMMISSION.
I DON'T SEE ANY BLACK PERSON
INTO.
SO WOMEN.
SO.
I MEAN DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU
KNOW PEOPLE OF.
BUT A BLOOD PEOPLE ANOTHER AGE I
MEAN THAT THE IMAGE IS NOT THERE.
THIS SAME GOES WITH.
WELL I'M SAYING NO.
IT IS IN THE MIDDLE OF.
BLACK POPULATION AND.
EIGHTY PERCENT OF FOR GUN
SOLUTION IS.
NON WHITES SO IF YOU COULD
PUTTING CONSIDERATION ABOUT WHAT
I'M SAYING THANK.
YOU.
WELCOME.
GOOD AFTERNOON THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME MY NAME IS KATHERINE
DRIVER I'M WITH THE MOTHER LODE
OFFICE OF CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF
WHICH WE PROVIDE. THE LEGAL
ADVOCACY FOR SENIORS PROGRAM
ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION AND THE
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM. I JUST WANTED
TO SHARE THAT ALTHOUGH WE ARE ON
THE SAME PAGE WITH A DEPARTMENT
OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND COMMUNITY
CARE LICENSE.
WE ARE VERY DIFFERENT AS WELL AS
WE ARE RESIDENT DRIVEN
OUT DURING THE BUTTE FIRE IN TO
ALL IN EXCUSE ME A CALAVERAS IN
MARIPOSA COUNTY AND THAT EXCUSE
ME CALAVERAS AND AMADOR COUNTY.
AND THE DETWILER FIRE IMPAIR
PULLS A COUNTY WE WERE THE BOOTS
ON THE GROUNDS WE WERE THE ONES
WHO ARE YOU WHO WERE. ON SITE
WHEN THAT NEEDED TO BE WALT
STAYING IN TOUCH WITH COMMUNITY
CARE LICENSING.
I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE NAPA
FIRES R. COSTA.
.
HOW THEY WERE ABLE TO RESPOND
BUT I SUSPECT THAT THE OMBUDSMAN
WERE VERY VERY?
INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING THROUGH
THAT PROCESS SO I JUST WANTED TO
MAKE THAT CLARIFICATION THAT
COME DOWN BUTTON OUR RESIDENT
DRIVEN.
WHERE WE KNEW CARE LICENSING
AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
ARE REGULATION DRIVEN? SO THANK
YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
HELLO MY NAME IS LIKE A PIANO
I'M THE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM
MANAGER FOR MONTEREY COUNTY. AND
I JUST WANT ALSO YOU KNOW ON TOP
OF INVESTIGATING REPORTS OF
ABUSE WERE ALSO MANDATED TO
PROVIDE COMMUNITY EDUCATION WE
RECEIVE PLACEMENT CALLS. AND SO
YES THAT SECOND WAY OF OF OF
NEEDS WITH ARNOLD IS IT'S COMING
AND. YOU KNOW WE HOPE THAT YOU
CAN SUPPORT OUR BUDGET REQUEST
THAT WE CAN MEET THOSE IN PEOPLE
I MOST OF
MOBILE
YOU KNOW CAN YOU MEMBERS DON'T
FEEL ISOLATED AND ALONE AS THE
AGE.
THANK YOU AND WE WILL BE HEARING
THE REQUEST FOR INVESTMENT AFTER
WE'VE FINISHED WITH ON A HERSELF
THANK YOU. WELCOME.
IF.
I'M JACKI COLEMAN.
A A RP STANDS IN STRONG SUPPORT
OF THIS BUDGET REQUEST
AND URGES YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS
REQUEST.
I AM THE CONSTITUTION A SENATOR
HANDS DISTRICT AND I'M ALSO A
VOLUNTEER FOR A A RP.
I WAS RECENTLY DIAGNOSED WITH
DEMENTIA.
I USED TO BE AN ATTORNEY AND I
NO LONGER HIM.
AND I AM.
I HAVE I AM FIRST
AND EXPERIENCE WITH HOW
IMPORTANT.
EARLY DETECTION IS ALZHEIMER'S
AND DEMENTIA AND IT IS CRITICAL.
IT HAS.
ALLOWED ME TO PLAN FOR MY FUTURE
LEARN ABOUT MY CONDITION AND
MAKE LIFESTYLE CHANGES AND IT IS
A GIVEN ME A NEW LEASE.
ON LIFE AS I NOW WANT TO SHARE
WHAT I'VE LEARNED WITH OTHER
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE RECEIVED A
SIMILAR DIAGNOSIS.
THANK YOU.
INTO.
WELCOME.
GOOD MORNING MY NAME IS WILLIAM
COLLINS ON WHICH ST MARY'S.
AND I'VE SEEN IT.
AND THIS BUILDING.
WHICH NOTHING HAS EVER CHANGE.
BUT TO PEOPLE. THAT SET UP THERE.
THEY'RE GETTING OLDER.
RETIREMENT.
LOSING HOUSING.
NO OF SECURITY.
NO S. SR.
BUT WE COME HERE.
TO GET ON OUR KNEES.
AND NATIONAL SOMETHIN.
THAT IS WHEN HUMANLY.
THERE.
AND A GROUP OF PEOPLE.
THAT
VOTE.
I KNOW RENDON LOWER HK CRACK.
BRACKETT.
CAN MAKE A DECISION.
BUT THOSE THAT A WORK DOLLY LIFE
NH'S.
WHY IS THAT?
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
GOOD MORNING MISTER CHAIR OF GET
BROUGHT DISABILITY RIGHTS
CALIFORNIA.
I HAD PLANNED TO COME UP
INDIVIDUALLY WITH RESPECT EACH
OF THE OUR INVESTMENT REQUESTS.
HOWEVER YOUR VERY HIGH LEVEL AND
YET THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION ON
THIS REMINDS US ALL THAT. WE
NEED A HOLISTIC APPROACH.
A LOT OF THESE PROPOSALS AND WE
SUPPORT ALL OF THEM.
BUT THERE ARE ONLY PART OF THE
PICTURE SO I DO I DO WANT YOU TO
KNOW THAT DRC SUPPORTS THE OB.
LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
PROGRAM AM SS P. THE SENIOR
NUTRITION AND THE ALZHEIMER'S
REQUEST.
BUT.
I CAN I CAN ONLY SAY THAT WHAT
EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID OUR GIVES
ME HOPE BASED ON YOUR DISCUSSION.
THAT YOU ARE READY TO MEET THE
CHALLENGE THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
THE ONE ELSE WILL COME UP.
OKAY WELCOME.
MY NAME IS ARE STEPHEN CLARK.
I AM A VETERAN INFANTRY.
OF THE FIRST VOLUNTEER ARMY OF
THIS COUNTRY.
I NEVER WENT TO WAR.
BUT I LED TWENTY MILLION.
YOUNG MEN ALL OVER THIS COUNTRY.
AND I'M SURE THIS TIME THEY ARE.
OF RETIREMENT AGE I'M SIXTY TWO.
I WOULD BE.
BUT MORE STE AND NOT HARD.
IF I'D NEVER APPROACHED.
THIS MICROPHONE.
THE FELLOWS ALI IT.
CAME OUT OF THE BILL.
AND I HAD TO HANDLE. PEOPLE WHO
PUSH THE PANTS.
OTHERWISE LIKE DAVID.
THEY WOULD'VE BEEN A LITTLE
UPSET AT ME.
WHEN IT WHAT THE SAYING THAT I
WANT TO READ A POEM PURSE.
I KNOW I GOT IT BROWN THE
QUESTIONS OCTOBER.
OKAY SO YOU'RE OUT OF TIME IS
ALMOST UP SET OF THE FILM IS
VERY SHORT. OR YOU CAN HAVE
SOMEONE ELSE READ IT.
OKAY.
US.
DISAPPOINT.
AND THEN TAP ENTITLED YET BUT
THE CHAIRMAN PASSED WITH PEOPLE
NOT TO CLAP BUT THE WEIGHT GAIN.
THAT INSPIRED ME.
I SAW HANDS WAVING THEIR.
TIME MOVE LOAN.
TRUMP POKES.
PASS SOON.
BUT THE ISSUE STILL REMAIN.
WHEN I WAS YOUNG I WONDERED HOW
TO PLAY KICK THE CAN.
JUST WHAT BEG GAME WAS ALL ABOUT.
I EVEN WANT TO PLAY FOOTBALL.
THEN GRAVITATED TO THE MORE.
MIND CONSUMING GAME CHESS.
WADE BICU HANDS.
IF YOU UNDERSTAND.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU GOOD AFTERNOON
LEGISLATORS ARMS JANIE BECAUSE
DION THE ST MARY CENTER HOPING
JUSTICE COORDINATOR. SAY MARY
CENTER IS A CBO IN WEST OAKLAND
THAT SERVES EXTREMELY LOW INCOME
HOUSED IN ON HOW SENIORS.
AND.
I'M A LITTLE MOVED BY HOW
COMFORTABLE THIS CONVERSATION IS.
IF I COULD GIVE YOU A VISUAL.
OF.
THAT THE FUNDING THAT WE
CURRENTLY HAVE FOR THE AGING
SERVICES IS AN UMBRELLA.
AND THE UMBRELLA IS COVERING A
SET NUMBER OF SENIORS.
I'D LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THAT
OUTSIDE OF THE UMBRELLA THAT
THERE ARE THOUSANDS PERHAPS
MILLIONS OF SENIORS. THAT ARE IN
THE POURING RAIN.
THAT ARE SUFFERING THAT NEED OUR
HELP.
AND FLAT FUNDING IS NOT GONNA DO
IT.
WE HAVE TO STOP TALKING ABOUT
THE SERVER TSUNAMI THAT THAT
THING HIT TAP KATE'S AGO WE
THOMAS SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY
HERE.
WITH THE RECESSION WITH THE
RENTAL CRISIS WITH THE
EMPLOYMENT CRISIS WHICH JUST.
HOW THINGS ARE RIGHT NOW?
IT'S NOT ENOUGH WE HAVE TO
INCREASE THIS MONEY IT'S.
ITS I HUMANE EFFORT RIGHT NOW TO.
MAKE IT TO MAKE US UNCOMFORTABLE
IN THIS CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW
DO WE GET MORE MONEY INTO THIS
FUNDING MOPING THAT YOU GUYS
CONSIDER THAT REQUEST.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
HELLO AND MY NAME IS CAROL
MEDINA AND I'M HERE TO ADVOCATE
ON BEHALF OF MY MOTHER.
HER NAME IS LAURA AND SHE TURNED
SEVENTY YEARS. OLD AYE THIS YEAR.
AND I I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT
THAT.
MY MOTHER HAD BEEN HELPING YOU
KNOW ME WITH MY CHILDREN.
A.
FIVE OF THEM HAVE NEUROLOGICAL.
DISORDERS SO SHE'S BEEN. A
CAREGIVER.
JUST RAISING HER OWN
GRANDCHILDREN.
AND ARE. OFFENDED UP EVENTUALLY
GOING INTO CARE GIVING AS WELL.
AND TILL I AS WAS DROPPED FROM A
COMPANY FOR.
BEING REPLACED BY SOMEBODY
YOUNGER.
.
MY MOTHER IS A A FREQUENT WITH
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGING.
AND SO WHERE HER PEERS IN THEIR
COMMUNITY CIRCLE WHO WHO STAND
STRONG TOGETHER HOWEVER. TODAY'S
ECONOMY.
AND TODAY'S BUREAUCRACY IS SO
THICK IT'S ALMOST.
IT'S IT'S VERY CHALLENGING FOR
SURVIVAL.
AND SO. THAT I WOULD JUST LIKE
TO POINT OUT THAT.
.
THESE RESOURCES DO NEED TO BE.
APPROPRIATE FOR THIS.
FOR FOR.
OUR FINANCES ARE FISCAL A.
HERE FOR FOR LIVING WAGES AND
ARE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES SORRY
I'M NOT GOING TO PARK. BUT THANK
YOU.
THANK YOU THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
BEVERLY WESTBROOK'S AND I'M FROM
SAINT MARY'S ALSO I'M ONE OF THE
SINGERS THAT ARE.
IN THE CRISIS THAT SUFFERING.
LIKE WHEN I PAY MY RENT. THERE'S
NO MONEY LEFT FOR FOOD SO I HAVE
TO MAKE A CHOICE ON MY MEDICINE
ARE MY FOOD AND I WOULD LIKE.
THREE GUYS TO SUPPORT THAT
NUMBER. A THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR LISTENING TO ME.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
MISTER CHAIRMAN JOHN POINTER
SKEWS ME ON THE YOU KNOW EXACTLY.
IS A CHALLENGING TIMES.
YOU CITY ITSELF SUPPORTS THE
CONTINUED EFFORTS OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF AGING.
FUNDING SENIOR CITIZENS TOP
PRIORITY OF MY ORGANIZATION.
WE FURTHER ECHO THE REMARKS
PREVIOUSLY IN REGARDS TO
PLANNING.
FOR SENIOR ISSUES AND BUDGET IN
THE INFRASTRUCTURE.
TO ACCOMPLISH THAT NOW THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
I THINK EVERYONE THAT FURTHER
PUBLIC COMMENT.
YOU BEFORE WE MOVE TO
INVESTMENTS JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON
SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT WERE
MADE. ACTUALLY JIMMY.
SO I AM.
IN REGARDS TO.
AND ASSIST PI THINK THERE ARE
SOME COMMENTS ABOUT.
LANGUAGE ACCESS AND ALSO DO I
THINK SOME PEOPLE MADE SOME.
COME IT'S ALSO ABOUT DIVERSITY
PERHAPS.
I'D AND YOU CAN THE. A. A.
ELABORATE ON THAT AS THE SECOND
PART THE DISCUSSION IN TERMS OF.
THE.
AND THE MSP AND REGARDING THE
LSSP HOWLING ADDRESS THE YELLING
WHICH ISSUES THAT WERE REFERRED
TO BY SOME OF THE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY.
OKAY AGAIN THIS TEANECK WELL AS
PART OF THE PROCESS WE ARE
DEFINITELY OPEN TO INTO IT AND.
AS WE CUT IT DISCUSSED.
PREVIOUSLY THE AS WE.
RECEIVE THE M. PUT IT WE WILL BE
PUTTING TOGETHER YOU KNOW A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT AND SO FORTH BUT.
DEFTLY DIVERSITY AND.
MULTI LINGUAL INFORMATION IS
DEFINITELY IMPORTANT TO US OKAY
SALAS IT BEEN PART OF DISCUSSION
TODAY YET ARE NOT.
OF MY I DON'T RECALL OFF HAND
BUT WE DEFINITELY ARE OPEN TO
THAT SAYS HE GOT THE PUBLIC
COMMENT NOW SO BE PART OF FUTURE
DISCUSSION AND WRITE. UPS THANK
YOU.
AND THE WONDERFUL OKAY.
ALRIGHT.
OKAY Y. LIKE THANKS SO VERY MUCH.
WE NOW HAVE SOME PROPOSALS FOR
PUBLIC INVESTMENT SAID I MAY ASK
A.
I MAY ASK YOU TO SEE.
FOR SOME COMMENT ON THAT'S OF
YOU KNOW MIND STAYING UP AND
HELP ME.
WE HAVE.
OKAY SO MAY HAS OKAY. ALRIGHT SO
WHAT YEAH WHEN I SEE JUST ON THE
EDGE OF YOUR GARY SAY HERE AND
AN ACTUAL NEED THOSE TEARS FOR
THE.
ALRIGHT SO WE HAVE SEVERAL A
PROPOSALS FOR INVESTMENT UNDER
ISSUE THREE SO.
ONE THE NEW CHURCH SENIOR
NUTRITION PROGRAM AUGMENTATION
WE HAVE LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
AYE PETITIONS SUPPLEMENTAL RATE
ADJUSTMENT FOR MSPS SITES AND
THEN FUNDS FOR ALZHEIMER DISEASE
EDUCATION.
SO WITH SEE WHO'S PRESENTING FOR
EACH.
OF THOSE SELF IT WAS HAVE PEOPLE
FLOW AROUND THE LITTLE BIT HERE.
THANK YOU.
OKAY SO WHAT WE COM.
WELL YOU HAD BEGIN WITH THE
SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM
ARGUMENTATION IS PRESENTING ON
THAT ONE. OKAY PRICE IF YOU CAN
INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND.
THREE MINUTES AND YOU HAVE TO
USE ALL THREE MINUTES YOU KNOW
HAVE IF YOU WANT TO.
CLAY CAMPING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF THE SENIORS COUNCIL TRIPLE A
OF SANTA CRUZ AND SAN BENITO
COUNTIES AND.
I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF AREA
AGENCIES ON AGING AND.
THIS IS ABOUT THE FOURTH YEAR
I'VE BEEN HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
NUTRITION I'M INTENTION IN ONE
THING I'VE NOTICED WHEN I LOOK
AT THE TAPE IS I'M ALWAYS SO
SERIOUS AND NEVER SMILE.
SO I JUST WANNA SMILED AT THE
BEGINNING OF THIS BECAUSE THAT'S
MUCH MORE WHO I AM AND AND
REALLY THANK YOU THIS GROUP FOR
THIS COMMITTEE. FOR THEIR PAST
SUPPORT BOMB THE PROGRAM USUALLY
HASN'T BEEN FUNDED BUT THIS
COMMITTEE HAS NORMALLY
RECOMMENDED FUNDING. SOMEWHERE
HERE THIS YEAR REALLY REQUESTING
THAT FUNDS COME THROUGH ARM.
ONE TIME ONLY FUNDS THAT
HAPPENED ONE YEAR BUT IN THE
FOUR YEAR CYCLE WE HAVE NOT
RECEIVED NUTRITION AUGMENTATIONS
SO. REALLY HOPING THAT HAPPENS.
IN PAST YEARS I'VE ALSO TALKED
ABOUT THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF
NUTRITION PROGRAMS BUT I THINK
IT'S KIND OF OBVIOUS THAT THE
BEST WAY TO COMBAT SENIOR HUNGER.
AND MALNUTRITION IS ACTUALLY TO
FEED PEOPLE.
AND I THINK IT'S KIND OF OBVIOUS
THAT FEEDING PEOPLE NOT ONLY HAY
HAS A POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOME OF
SOMEBODY'S MOUNT MARY SO I'M NOT
GONNA FOCUS ON THAT SO MUCH
TODAY. BUT REALLY TALK ABOUT THE
NEED WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY.
AND THAT THERE'S LITERALLY ONE
POINT TWO SEVEN MILLION SENIORS
IN CALIFORNIA WHO ARE
NUTRITIONALLY AT RISK WHO ARE AT.
IT RISK OF NOT HAVING A MEAL.
TODAY. OR TOMORROW.
SO FROM A HUMAN RIGHTS
PERSPECTIVE FLAT FUNDING IS NOT
AN OPTION IT'S NOT A VIABLE
OPTION SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE
DONE UNLESS WE SAY IT'S OKAY.
FOR MORE THAN A MILLION SENIORS
TO GO HUNGRY ON ANY GIVEN DAY.
FLAT FUNDING ALSO MEANS THAT
WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY PROVIDE
FEWER MEALS NEXT YEAR BECAUSE
THE CAR.
FOOD IN PROVIDING THAT
GOES UP EVERY YEAR SIMPLY FLAT
FUNDED THIS PROGRAM WE'VE BEEN
LOSE LITERALLY TWELVE HUNDRED
MEALS PER DAY.
SO WE WANT TO SEE SOMETHING YOU
KNOW HOPING THAT IT'S TIME TO
ADDRESS THIS GROWING THE. AND
THE COMMENTS EARLIER ABOUT LOT
ARE IS PLANNING GOING ON THOSE
WERE SPOT ON THERE IS REALLY
NOTHING BEING PLAN ON THE STATE
LEVEL TO ADDRESS THIS GROWING
NEED AND I THINK. IT'S PROBABLY
NOTHING MORE BASIC THAN SHELTER
AND FOOD FOR INDIVIDUALS AND
ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ARE AT RISK.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE THOSE
COMMENTS.
ON THERE'S BEEN A DIRE
PREDICTION THAT IN THE DECADE
THAT WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW THE
SENIOR POPULATION WOULD INCREASE
BY TWENTY PERCENT WHAT SCARES
EVERYBODY IT'S ACTUALLY
INCREASED BY NINETEEN POINT NINE
PERCENT. TWO YEARS BEFORE TWO
THOUSAND TWENTY SO BATS FEAR IS
ACTUALLY EVEN WORSE THAN.
WHAT'S HALF THE REALITY IS THAT
WE'RE FACING.
ON THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE ARE ARE
REALLY EFFECTIVE. THEIR GRAY TO
GETTING FOOD TO SENIORS THE
GREAT A KEEPING SOCIALIZATION
HAPPENING BUT THEY'RE DESIGNED
TO BE. FUNDED PRIMARILY BY STATE
AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
THE REALITY IS THAT RIGHT NOW
THAT THE LACK OF KEEPING UP WITH
THE GROWING POPULATION. IS THAT
ABOUT SIXTY PERCENT OF THE
FUNDING IS NOW COMING FROM LOCAL
SOURCES AND LOCAL SOURCES CAN'T
CONTINUE TO MEET THAT DEMAND SO
IT'S REALLY TIME FOR THE STATE.
TO STEP BOB AND MAKE SURE THOSE
LOCAL EFFORTS ARE MATCHED BY THE
LEADERSHIP COMING FROM HIGHER UP.
I'VE HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS
ABOUT THIS YOU KNOW I'M HAPPY TO
ANSWER THOSE.
RIGHT THANK YOU. QUESTIONS YOU
KNOW.
SO.
ACTUALLY SO FIRST OF ALL.
ASSUME THAT BASED ON MY NOTES
SAY REQUESTING A TWO MILLION
DOLLAR AUGMENTATION.
NO WE'RE ACTUALLY.
WELL BOLOGNA.
OKAY SIXTY MILLION THAT'S
WEDNESDAY.
WE'RE ASKING FOR A SEVENTEEN
MILLION DOLLAR AUGMENTATION I
THINK HE MIGHT HAVE PAPERWORK
THAT SAYS TWELVE AND A HALF.
ODOM WE WERE ENCOURAGED TO BE
NUMBER DRIVEN.
SO SEVENTEEN MILLION WOULD
PROVIDE TWO MILLION ADDITIONAL
MEAL AND WE THINK THAT'S A GOOD
TARGET TO GO AFTER SEVENTEEN
MILLION WE GET THERE. THE TWELVE
MILLION REQUEST WOULD LEAVE US
AT ONE POINT FIVE AND WOULD
SERVE ABOUT NINE THOUSAND MORE
SENIORS SEVENTEEN MILLION WOULD
SERVE I THINK TWELVE THOUSAND
FIVE.
AND WITH OVER A MILLION NEEDING
FOOD WITH TAMEKA TWELVE THOUSAND
FIVE HUNDRED TO PRETTY
CONSERVATIVE BAFFERT.
ALRIGHT.
OKAY M. COMMENTS FROM THE LA
SHOW.
DON'T FINANCE.
IT COMES FROM FINANCE.
I DON'T LOOK IT OVER YOUR BACK
THAT.
I LOSE PUSH ROD DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE COM AT THIS POINT
ADMINISTRATION IS NOT TAKING A
POSITION ON THIS PROPOSAL.
OR ANY OF THE PROPOSALS I IN
THIS HEARING HOWEVER I WE KNOW
THAT OUR PRAYERS ARE LAID OUT IN
THE GOVERNOR'S BUDGET. SHOULD
THE LEGISLATURE DECIDED TO
PURSUE AN EIGHTIES PROPOSALS A
WE WOULD BE GLAD TO ENGAGE IN
FURTHER DISCUSSIONS AND PROVIDE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.
AND THE STATEMENT PLIES TO ALL
THE PROPOSAL'S WE'LL HEAR IN
TODAY'S HEARING.
I FOUND OUT JUST A.
MORE SPECIFICALLY I THAT THE THE
PRESENTER I MADE MENTION THAT
HOLDING MONEY FLAT WOULD
ACTUALLY CAUSE A DECREASE IN THE
VIABILITY OF MEALS BECAUSE OF.
HIS RISING FOOD PRICES ARE JUST
THE OVERALL.
WAS THAT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT AND
DEVELOPING THE GOVERNOR'S
PROPOSAL ON. WAS BECAUSE I HOPE
I NEVER.
BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE.
WHAT'S BEING SAID TESTIFY TO IS
IS THAT ACTUALLY OF BY HOLDING A
FLAT WE ARE SURE HAVE A DECREASE
IN THE NUMBER OF MEALS WE KNOW
IF NUMBER SENIORS GOING UP SO.
WAS AND OF THAT WAS SOMETHING
THAT WAS.
.
ANTICIPATED ARE PLANNED FOR A OF
FACTORED IN IN IN DECIDING THE
PROPOSAL.
FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.
I GUESS BUT AS BY UNFORTUNATELY
TO BILLY TRUE OF MOST
DEPARTMENTS. COSTS FOR PERSONNEL
GO OUT FOOD BECOMES MORE
EXPENSIVE. WERE AWARE OF THE
RISING COSTS.
OKAY.
AND ACTUALLY DISTILLING WHAT
ACTUALLY FOR EACH ITEM.
FOR THIS PROGRAM OF WHAT PORTION
TO GET FEDERAL MONEY FOR I
REALIZE WHEREAS SLAT AT THE
FEDERAL LEVEL TO.
IT'S IT'S APPROXIMATELY SEVENTY
FIVE PERCENT AND THE GENERAL
FUND.
HELPS TO SUPPORT THE MATCH THAT
THAT'S REQUIRED WHICH WE MEET
OKAY WOULD BAN EFFORT WE GET
ADDITIONAL MATCH OF THE PUT IN
MORE MONEY. ARE NOT SAYS THAT
STATE FLAG IS THAT WERE THE CASE
THAT WOULD SHOWCASE NO OKAY THE
FEDERAL APPROPRIATION IS
COMPLETELY SEPARATE SEPARATE
OKAY SO BASICALLY ANY ADDITION
IT'S STRAIGHT UP IT'S JUST THE
STATE OKAY. ALRIGHT OKAY. VERY
HELPFUL OKAY SO WHERE I WANT
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
I THINK WE'LL WE'LL JUST HOLD
THIS ITEM OPENED RIGHT NOW. OKAY
THANK YOU OKAY.
OUR NEXT STEP PROPOSAL IS THE
LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
AUGMENTATION. WELL. HELLO MY
NAME'S LISA COLEMAN EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR FOR CAL COLOR IN TWO
THOUSAND FIFTEEN THIS COMMITTEE
INVESTED IN THE OMBUDSMAN
PROGRAM IN THE LOCAL PROGRAM
STEPPED OUT.
AND ACTIVITIES INCREASED AND YOU
HEARD IT TESTIFIED THAT THE
ACTIVITIES INCREASED
BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT
THOSE ACTIVITY NUMBERS PEAKED IN
TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN.
BY THE END OF THE TWO THOUSAND
SEVENTEEN FORTY EIGHT PERCENT OF
OUR PROGRAMS WERE ENTERING INTO
FACILITIES.
BASED ON A RESPONSE TO A
COMPLAINT AND NOT AS AN
UNANNOUNCED VISIT.
SO WHAT THAT MEANS IS WE HAVE
MOVED FROM THE PLACE OF BEING UP
PRETTY THEN TO TO LIVE ENTITY.
INSTEAD WE ARE RESPONDING TO.
WE ARE NO LONGER HAVING THE
OPPORTUNITY TO TO REALLY ADDRESS
ISSUES IN FACILITIES INSTEAD AT
PASSED.
WE ARE ADDRESSING THE SYMPTOMS
AND MOVING ON TO THE NEXT CRY
FOR HELP.
NOW IT'S TRUE THAT THE NUMBERS
INCREASED FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS
BUT WE ARE NOW DOWN TO THE
LOWEST NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS IN
PROGRAM HISTORY.
WE'VE DECREASE THE NUMBER OF
VOLUNTEER HOURS WE'VE LOST YET
ANOTHER STAFF FULL TIME PERSON
IN OUR TOTAL NUMBERS.
SO.
FLAT FUNDING IS NOT GETTING US
MORE ACTIVITIES THAT THE PROGRAM
UP THE BUDGET REQUEST IDENTIFIES
FOUR AREAS WE NEED MORE PEOPLE
IN FACILITIES.
THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO GO
BACK FROM FORTY EIGHT PERCENT IN
RESPONSE TO A COMPLAINT TO BEING
PREEMPTIVE.
BUT FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND
DOLLARS IN THE CDA REPORT IT
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT WE ARE THE
LOWEST NUMBER ABOUT TWO YEARS IN
THE HISTORY OF THE PROGRAM. AND
THE STATE WILL BE DOING AN
INNOVATIVE TRAINING ON
RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION.
BUT I WOULD SAY YOU CANNOT USE A
TRAINING TO PAY FOR
ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE LOCAL
PAPER YOU CAN NOT USE A TRAINING
TO PAY FOR THE PRINTING COSTS
FOR FLYERS. WE GOTTA HAVE SEED
MONEY TO BE ABLE TO GET MORE
VOLUNTEERS THE NEXT PART OF THE
ASK IS FOR INVESTIGATIONS FOR
COMPLAINTS WE KNOW THAT WHEN
WE'RE IN FACILITIES THERE'S
GOING TO BE AN INCREASE IN THE
NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS BUT IT'S A
BELL CURVE.
AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME BEING IN
THE FACILITIES THE NUMBER OF
COMPLAINTS START TO DROP BECAUSE
YOU'RE CHANGING THE CULTURE IN
THE FACILITY. AND THE PART THE
FOURTH PART OF THE VAST IS
REPLACING YOU'VE ALREADY
ACKNOWLEDGED IT WE ARE NOW
TAKING DOLLARS FROM SERVICE.
TO COVER OFFICE COSTS
AND AND WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
SERVICE DOLLARS TO BEGIN WITH WE
REALLY CAN'T AFFORD TO TAKE IT
FROM THAT OFFICE.
A MINUTE PASSED OVER MY TIME TO
ACTUAL LOCAL OMBUDSMAN.
HI MY NAME IS KAREN JONES ON THE
LOCAL LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN
PROGRAM MANAGER FOR SELES WAS
FOR COUNTY. I'M ALSO A BOARD%
MEMBER FOR COCOA AT THE STATE
OMBUDSMAN ASSOCIATION. I AM I
WILL KEEP IT BRIEF BECAUSE I
KNOW YOU HAVE A LONG DAY BUT. AM
I BELIEVE THERE'S STILL SOME
CONFUSION ABOUT WHY THE
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM EXISTS WHEN
THERE'S A LICENSING AGENCY AND
THAT'S WHAT CONCERNS ME EXCEPT
FOR THAT LITTLE BIT TODAY.
AND I WANT TO POINT OUT JUST ONE
EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE DO THAT SO
VERY DIFFERENT FROM A REGULATORY
AGENCY.
OUR JOB IS NOT TO PUNISH
SOMEBODY.
WE HAD A SITUATION WHERE WE
CONTINUE AT TIMES AND ST LOUIS
COUNTY WHERE MANAGE MEDI CAL
PROGRAM PROVIDER.
HAS MADE A BIG EFFORT TO PUT
SENIORS FROM NURSING HOMES INTO
THE HOMELESS SHELTER.
AND WE'VE HAD TO DO AN AWFUL ARE
FIGHTING TO STOP THAT M.
SUCCESSFULLY I WAS VERY HAPPY TO
HEAR THAT RECENTLY.
.
BUT EACH OF THOSE CASES EACH
TIME THAT HAPPENS IS AT LEAST
EIGHTY HOURS OF MY TIME TO FIX
THAT.
TO STOP THAT FROM HAPPENING AND
THERE IS NO LICENSING AGENCY
THAT WILL DO THAT THAT'S NOT A
REGULATORY ISSUE FIRST
DEPARTMENT SOCIAL SERVICES ARE
DEPARTMENT PUB.
AND I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE
THAT WE WE HAVE A VERY SEPARATE
ROLE WE ARE NOT REGULATORY WE
DON'T TRY AND WE REALLY NEED THE
FUNDING SO WE CAN DO OUR JOB
MANY PROGRAMS MANY ON THIS BUT
COULD NOT PUT EIGHTY HOURS INTO
ONE SITUATION.
THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OF QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT NOW I ED I APPRECIATE
THE POINT I AND I KNOW WE GO WE
ALSO. OVERSEE THE REGULATORS WE
HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEALTH HERE AND
I RECOGNIZE THERE'S TWO VERY
SEPARATE FUNCTIONS IN FACT
ACTUALLY.
PROJECTED OUT BUGS AND FUNCTION
IS ACTUALLY BOTH SUPPORT AND
ALSO CALL IMPROVEMENT RIGHT I
MEAN REGULATE NEEDS TO REGULATE
AND.
AND IMPOSE CITATIONS OR WHATEVER
FOR FOR OF TWO.
AS A MINIMUM STANDARD BUT NOW
WE ALSO NEED THE OTHER PIECE
WHICH I KNOW THAT YOU.
REFORM.
.
LA JOH ANY COMMENT NO FINANCING
A YOU HAVE YOUR STANDARD
STATEMENT ANYTHING ON THE. TOP
OF THAT.
NOW OKAY.
ALL RIGHT.
SO.
AGAIN.
AT LEAST TOUCH A LITTLE BIT
APPRECIATE YOUR TESTIMONY WILL
HOLD THIS ITEM OPEN.
BUT.
APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR
PRESENTATION AND WE CERTAINLY.
.
SEE THAT THE MAN THEN THE NEED.
ACTUALLY JUST ONE CORRECTION ONE
BECAUSE IT'S SO YOU MENTION YOU
LOST A STAFF PERSON.
I MEAN.
YOU DON'T GET THE FUNDS TO HIRE
SOMEONE NEW IN THAT ARE LET ME
WHAT'S THE SITUATION WITH THAT.
THEY DO THAT IT'S AN FDA E.
ISSUE ARE RIGHT SO LAST YEAR IN
THE TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN A
BUDGET WE HAD FTA FOUR
HUNDRED AND FIFTY.
THIS YEAR WERE AT HUNDRED FORTY
NINE. SO IT IT'S NOT SO MUCH
THAT WE LOST A SINGLE PERSON
IT'S THAT WE LOST THE FUNDING
FOR TWO THOUSAND HOURS. AND IT'S
NOT THAT WE WHAT WE DETECTED
DECREASE WE LOST A HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM OUR
FEDERAL FUNDS AND THAT'S GOING
TO CONTINUE TO DECLINE FOR US
BECAUSE OUR FEDERAL DOLLARS ARE
BASED ON OUR SKILLED NURSING
PADS. AND OVER THE LAST TEN
YEARS CALIFORNIA'S LOST OVER
FIVE THOUSAND SKILLED NURSING
BEDS BUT WE'VE GAINED SEVENTEEN
THOUSAND ASSISTED LIVING
FACILITY BEDS. BUT WE DON'T GET
FUNDING FROM THE FEDS FOR
ASSISTED LIVING BECAUSE THAT'S
THE STATE CHOICE.
OKAY THAT'S UP YES.
TERRY NEED MAKE A CLARIFICATION
FEDERAL FUNDS ARE ALLOCATED TO
THE STATE BASED ON THE STATE'S
POPULATION OF PEOPLE SIXTY YEARS
OF AGE AND OLDER. THE STATE
ALLOCATES FUNDING TO LOCAL
PROGRAMS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF
FACILITIES IN BEDS
BUT.
WE'VE SEEN A DECREASE IN OUR
FEDERAL FUNDING AS A RESULT OF
CHANGES TO THE FEDERAL FUNDING
FORMULA.
BUT NOT BECAUSE OUR POPULATION
OF PEOPLE PERSONNEL NO WE'VE
WE'VE GOT A LOT MORE WE HAVE
MORE PEOPLE IN AND FACILITIES
TODAY WHEN I STARTED IN TWO
THOUSAND TWO. WE HAD TOLD
HUNDRED AND FIFTY NURSING HOMES
WE HAVE TWELVE AND FIFTEEN
NURSING HOMES TODAY.
IN TWO THOUSAND TO WITH SIX
THOUSAND ASSISTED LIVING
RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITIES
TODAY WE HAVE SEVENTY FIVE
HUNDRED.
OKAY HALF THE NUMBER OF
VOLUNTEERS.
I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION
AND I THINK I ONCE AGAIN.
.
WE NEED TO TALK ARE FEDERAL
PARTNERS AS WELL IN THEIR
REPRESENTATIVES HERE IN
CALIFORNIA HELP THE FIGHT FOR US
FOR THAT FUNDING AS WELL. OR OUR
ASSOCIATION THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF STATE OMBUDSMAN
PROGRAMS HAS A REQUEST BEFORE
CONGRESS AT THIS TIME FOR AN
INCREASE OF EIGHTEEN MILLION
DOLLARS.
WE CURRENTLY RECEIVE SEVENTEEN
MILLION DOLLARS. TO FUND OUR
WORK IN ASSISTED LIVING.
OKAY WELL THANK YOU.
OKAY.
IT WENT ALRIGHT SO ARM.
IT'S GOOD FUN AND WE'RE GOING TO.
DOES NOW.
HAVE THE PRESENTATION ON
SUPPLEMENTAL RATE ADJUSTMENTS
FOR AN S. S. P. SITES.
THANK OF THEM FOR THE
OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH YOU
TODAY. AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE THIRTY EIGHT AM ASSIST HE
CITES.
OF IN CALIFORNIA.
MY NAME IS JANET HEATH I'M THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE IN
MISSISSIPPI SITE ASSOCIATION.
AND I'M HERE TO ASK FOR A A YOUR
SUPPORT AND A RATE ADJUSTMENT OF
BY THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED SIXTY
FIFTY SIX DOLLARS PER PERSON
WHICH EQUALS FOUR POINT SEVEN
MILLION DOLLARS PER.
POINT OUT A FEW THINGS SAID IN
MISSISSIPPI DOES THAT
ILLUSTRATES THE OUR ACTIVITIES
THE CHALLENGES WERE FACING AND
HOW HE MISSES PC'S THE STATE
MONEY.
PERSONAL ILLNESSES P. PROVIDES
AND COORDINATE SERVICES FOR
SENIORS. ON MEDICARE WHO A
PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE
IMPAIRMENTS AND LIVING AT HOME.
IT PREVENTS AND DELAYS NURSING
HOME PLACEMENT BY USING
COMMUNITY BASED SUPPORT
ALTERNATIVES SUCH AS SITES
ASSESS PARA TRANSIT MEALS ON
WHEELS.
AND ADULT DAYCARE.
THE PROFESSIONAL STAFF CONSIST
OF REGISTERED NURSES AND SOCIAL
WORKERS WHO EVALUATE BENEFICIARY
SNEEZE AND HELP THEM ACCESS AND
NETWORKERS RESOURCES.
CARE PLANS INCLUDE NOT ONLY THE
MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS THAT WILL
BE ADDRESSED BUT ALSO THE
ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES.
THAT IMPACT ONCE HEALTH SUCH AS
AVAILABILITY IN CAPE CAPABILITY
OF THE CARE GIVER.
HOUSING SUFFICIENCY FOOD
SECURITY AND TRANSPORTATION.
SO IN ESSENCE BE CARE MANAGERS
ACT ON BEHALF OF BENEFICIARIES
WITH THE MEDICAL AND SOCIAL
SERVICE SYSTEMS THAT CONDUCT
REGULAR CONTACT BY PHONE. THE DO
QUARTERLY.
HOME VISITS AND THEN THEY DO
ANNUAL OF IN PERSON ASSESSMENTS
MEDICAL SCRIPT A MINUTE HERE TO
JUST TALK ABOUT ONE SPECIFIC
SITE WHEN YOU MENTIONED THERE
ARE SO MANY MENTIONED EARLIER
THE FIRES THAT WERE IN
CALIFORNIA.
ONE OF OUR SITES IN CINEMA EVEN
THOUGH IT THE CASE MANAGERS
THEMSELVES ARE FACING HOMES THAT
WERE IN DANGER OR ON FIRE. WERE
OUT LOOKING FOR THEIR CLIENTS IF
THEY COULDN'T RECENT BY PHONE
THEY GOT IN THEIR CARS AND WENT
TO THE SHELTERS THEY WENT TO THE
HOSPITAL'S. THEY WENT TO THE
CLIENTS HOMES LOOKING FOR THEIR
CLIENTS ARE SUCCESSFUL IN
IDENTIFYING MANY CLIENTS ARE
GETTING THEM RE LOCATED.
AMOS IS PEACE FUNDING CHALLENGES
HAVE INCLUDED THAT WE HAVE NOT
SEEN AN INCREASE SINCE TWO
THOUSAND SIX.
AND DURING THE SAME PERIOD TO
CALIFORNIA'S INFLATION RATE HAS
AND HAS BEEN TWENTY THREE
PERCENT.
WE ARE CHALLENGED BY REGULATORY
LIMITATIONS WHICH IN ESSENCE
PEAK OF PROVIDERS CANNOT MAKE UP
FOR PROGRAM DEFICITS BY
INCREASING OR DECREASING THE
NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE SERVE.
BUT REDUCING PROGRAM SERVICES BY
SERVING PRIVATE PAY CONSUMERS OR
HIRING LESS QUALIFIED STAFF.
SO IN OUR ATTEMPTS TO TRY TO
WORK WITH THE MONEY THAT WE TO
HAVE WE'VE HAD TO FACE REDUCTION
OF STAFF.
OF REDUCING THE WORK HOURS OF
THE STAFF THAT WE DO HAVE.
PROVIDING NO OR MINIMAL SALARY
INCREASES FOR THAT STAFF AND
EVEN SOME OF OUR SITE DIRECTORS
ARE NO LONGER RECEIVING THEIR
SALARY FROM IMUS'S P. CONTRACTS
THEY HAVE TO GIVE THEM ANY OTHER.
OTHER WAYS.
HOST ORGANIZATIONS ARE
CONTRIBUTING OF ANYWHERE FROM
SEVENTY FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS A
YEAR TO EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR TO KEEP
THE PROGRAMS ALIVE.
AND THE CLOSER TURN OVER ELEVEN
OF THOSE SITES OF OUR SITE SINCE
TWO THOUSAND EIGHT IS A DIRECT
IS A DIRECTLY. USING IS DIRECTLY
RELATED TO HOST AGENCIES NOT
BEING ABLE TO ARE WILLING TO
SUPPORT.
SO OF INCREASE OF FUNDING WAS
HELPLESS TO REMAIN VIABLE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
QUESTION.
DON'T.
BOB QUICK SAID YES I UNDERSTAND
THAT.
THIS PROPOSAL WOULD TO INCREASE
THE PROCLAIM RATE TO FIVE
THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED FIFTY SIX
WHAT PERCENTAGE AND.
THE BEST A PARTIALLY TWENTY FIVE
PERCENT EGGMAN.
ANY COMMENTS FROM ALEJO NO OF
FINANCE
NO AGENCY.
NOW.
ALRIGHT
OKAY WELL THANKS SO MUCH FOR
YOUR PRESENTATION AND.
AND YET APPRECIATE THAT THE
LONG STANDING.
PROBLEMS YOU DESCRIBED SELF.
IF YOU.
RFI A OUR LAST THE. INVESTMENT
PROPOSALS FUNDS FOR ALZHEIMER'S
DISEASE EDUCATION PROGRAM
WELCOME. THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON SENATORS I'M SUSAN TO
MORRIS THE STATE POLICY DIRECTOR
FOR THE ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION.
I WANT TO THANK THE SUBCOMMITTEE
FOR HEARING OUR ONE TIME
PROPOSAL FOR TWO POINT TWO
MILLION DOLLARS. TO FUND AN
EARLY DETECTION INITIATIVE IN
PARTNERSHIP WITH THE TRIPLE LAYS.
.
WE WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE AMHERST WHICH IS NOW THE THIRD
LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN OUR
STATE.
I AM I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO
INTRODUCING YOU TO DOCTOR WAYNE
LAY MEYER AND AN ASSISTANT
PROFESSOR OF NEUROLOGY AT UC
DAVIS SHE'S A PRINCIPAL
INVESTIGATOR IN THE DIVERSITY IN
DISPARITIES LAB. AND SHE LEFT A
SHORT WHILE AGO TO DO A
VIETNAMESE LANGUAGE RADIO
INTERVIEW ON THIS VERY TOPIC.
EARLY DETECTION.
.
WE NEED TO INVEST IN EARLY
DETECTION TO THEM TO REVERSE THE
UNACCEPTABLE TRENDS IN DIAGNOSIS.
JUST FORTY FIVE PERCENT OF
CALIFORNIANS AFFECTED HAVE.
WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE HAVE
AT DIAGNOSIS DOCUMENTED IN THEIR
MEDICAL RECORD.
DOCTOR MEYER WANTED TO SHARE
WITH YOU THAT AS A PROFESSOR. ON
FORTY FIVE PERCENT IS A FAILING
GRADE IF A FORTY FIVE PERCENT OF
HER STUDENTS.
OR THE CARE GIVERS AND HURT
INTERVENTION.
.
WAS THERE MARK.
SHE HAS FAILED WE KNOW WITH
OTHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS CANCER
AND HEART DISEASE OTHER LEADING
CAUSES OF DEATH IN OUR STATE.
DIAGNOSTIC RATES ARE
CONSISTENTLY HIGHER WELL ABOVE
NINETY PERCENT.
WITHOUT A DIAGNOSIS THERE ARE NO
COMMUNITY REFERRALS INDIVIDUALS
AND FAMILIES ARE OVERWHELMED AND
ELOQUENT TO NAVIGATE A COMPLEX
ILLNESS.
AND A COMPLEX SYSTEM WITH LITTLE
OR NO ASSISTANCE.
INTENSIFYING THESE CHALLENGES
ARE A WIDE ARRAY OF SOCIAL
DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH THAT.
IMPACT UNDERREPRESENTED UNDER
REPRESENTEDPOPULATIONS WE KNOW
THAT AFRICAN AMERICANS LATINOS
AND WOMEN ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY
IMPACTED BY ALZHEIMER'S WAS
SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER PREVALENCE
RATES.
DR MEYER WANTED TO SHARE THAT
WITHIN THE PACIFIC ISLANDER
COMMUNITY WHERE SHE WORKS ON WE
HAVE NO IDEA WHAT PREVALENCE
RATES ARE BECAUSE THE DATA
DOESN'T EXIST.
THERE IS ONE PROVEN INTERVENTION
THAT CAN OVERCOME THE CHALLENGES
I'M I'VE MENTIONED IN THAT IS
PUBLIC EDUCATION. THIS PROPOSAL
IS A MODEL AND COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIP BRING IN THE
EXPERTISE OF THE ALZHEIMER'S
ASSOCIATION. TO A TRUSTED LOCAL
RESOURCE THE TRIPLE LAYS
TOGETHER WE WILL BUILD LOCAL
CAPACITY AND GREATER DEMENTIA
CAPABILITY.
CONSUMERS NEED OUR HELP TO
DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN NORMAL
AGING AND COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT
WHEN OLDER ADULTS HAVE VALID
CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR MEMORY.
THEY NEED OUR ENCOURAGEMENT TO
OVERCOME PERHAPS THE GREATEST
BARRIER OF ALL WHICH IS DEEP
ROOTED SOCIETAL STIGMA. WITHIN
TEN YEARS AS WE'VE HEARD. WE ARE
PROJECTED TO HAVE AS MANY AS ONE
MILLION CALIFORNIANS LIVING WITH
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE LET'S NOT
WAIT UNTIL THEN TO FOCUS ON
EARLY DETECTION IT WILL BE FAR
TOO LATE FOR FAR TOO MANY.
THANK YOU.
MUCH QUESTION A LISTENER MONNING.
THANK YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN I JUST
WANT TO THANK ALL OF ALL OF
THOSE WHO'VE TESTIFIED WITH
THESE PROPOSALS FOR INVESTMENT.
WHEN YOU THINK OF THE TERM
INVESTMENT YOU THINK OF A RETURN.
AND I THINK ONE OF OUR
FRUSTRATIONS IN THIS
SUBCOMMITTEE.
HAS BEEN IN ABILITY TO. GET
GOOD INFORMATION ABOUT.
WHAT ARE THE PUBLIC HEALTH COSTS
WHERE THE ECONOMIC COSTS THE
HUMAN COSTS?
AND WE DON'T MAKE THESE
INVESTMENTS.
BUT I'M GONNA ASK ONE MORE TIME
IF LA OVER FINANCE DEPARTMENT.
IN YOUR REVIEW OF THESE.
CAN GIVE US ANY PROJECTIONS OF.
ECONOMIC IMPACTS TO THE STATE
AND THE HUMAN THE SOCIAL.
THE HEALTH. COSTS.
TEN NOT MAKING THESE INVESTMENTS.
START WITH THE AUDIO.
THANK YOU SENATOR MINING.
IT IT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION
AND IT'S ONE THAT WE OFTEN
STRIVE TO BE ABLE TO THINK ABOUT.
AND WE SENSE YOUR FRUSTRATION AS
A SUBCOMMITTEE AND WE HEARD IT
LAST YEAR TO ABOUT. HOW DO WE
THINK ABOUT YOU KNOW WE PUT
MONEY IN WHAT POTENTIAL COSTS
ARE WE AVOIDING AND CAN WE BOOK
OUT IN THE BUDGET. ANYTHING FROM
OUR PERSPECTIVE IT'S VERY
COMPLICATED. BECAUSE IN SOME
WAYS SOME OF THE. THE.
MONEY THAT YOU AUGMENTED
PROGRAM WITH IT MAY IN THE
FUTURE AVOID COSTS
BUT TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY TELL
YOU EXACTLY HOW MUCH I CAN'T YOU
CAN BOOK IS IS IT IS A. FURTHER
CHALLENGE FOR OUR OFFICE.
AND. THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT
THOSE AREN'T THINGS YOU SHOULD
FOCUS ON IS YOUR TRAINING I'M GO
THROUGH THESE DIFFERENT.
AUGMENTATION REQUESTS AND
FIGURE OUT WHICH ONES ARE YOUR
PRIORITIES. THOSE THAT YOU THINK
COULD POTENTIALLY AVOID COSTS IN
THE FUTURE ARE SAVE SAVE MONEY.
AND YOU KNOW EVEN CURRENTLY BOTH
OF THE ONES YOU PROBABLY SHOULD
FOCUS ON. BUT WHETHER OR NOT WE
CAN TELL YOU DEFINITELY SAY THAT
THAT'S SORT OF ANOTHER LAYER
THAT WE WE REALLY CAN'T DO WITH
A LOT OF CERTAINTY.
I APPRECIATE. YOUR THE CANDOR
THAT
SPONSORED THINK ONE OF OUR
CHALLENGES AS WE WORK ON ANNUAL
BUDGET.
AND MUCH OF WHAT YEAR CHARGE TO
DO IS LOOK AT.
HOW DO WE? ACHIEVE A BALANCED
BUDGET IN THIS BUDGET YEAR WE'RE
LOOKING AT. BUT WE ALL KNOW THAT
THE HUMAN LIVES WERE DEALING
WITH.
HOPEFULLY HAVE A LONGER
EXPECTANCY.
THEN THIS BUDGET YEAR.
IN YET
THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THOSE OUT
YEARS IS OFTEN IMPACTED BY THE
DECISIONS WE MAKE IN THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET.
SUCH RUNNING GIVE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE THE SAME OPPORTUNITY TO
ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
THANK YOU I DON'T KNOW THAT I
COULD DO A BETTER JOB THAN THE
ALEJO HAS TALKED ABOUT THE
COMPLEXITY OF THIS.
JUST TO ECHO THAT INDEED
LOOKING AT EACH ONE OF THESE AND
TRY NEW. ESTIMATE THE COST
AVOIDANCE IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT
AND VERY IMPORTANT.
I'M ESPECIALLY GIVEN THAT
CLIENTS OF ONE OR TWO SERVICES
OFTEN IS A CLIENT OF MANY OTHER
DEPARTMENTS AND OTHER SERVICES
ACROSS THE STATE AT A LOCAL AND
FEDERAL LEVEL AND SO.
COST AVOIDANCE COULD HAPPEN ON
MULTIPLE LEVELS THROUGHOUT TIME
AND IT'S IT'S JUST VERY
DIFFICULT TO QUANTIFY TIGHTLY
UNDERSTAND YOUR FRUSTRATION.
THANK YOU INSTALL TURNED BACK TO
OR.
BOTTOM.
OUR PRESENTERS IN THIS PANEL.
HIM.
HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT MANY VIEW OF
OFFERED DEBT TODAY SOME SENSE OF
WHAT WE LOSE SIGHT THINGS FOR
SENIOR NUTRITION FLAT FUNDING.
MEANS WE LEARNED WE LOSE TWELVE
HUNDRED MEALS PER DAY MOVING
FORWARD THAT'S VERY TANGIBLE
CONCRETE ILLUSTRATION.
AND I THINK TO THE EXTENT.
ALL THE STAKEHOLDER GROUPS HERE
TODAY.
SINCE WE CAN'T ALWAYS GET THAT
FROM. OUR INTERNAL BUDGET FOLKS.
YOU'RE THE BEST POSITION TO GIVE
US THE HUMAN A FACE OF THIS AND
I THINK YOU.
YOU'VE STARTED THAT YOU CONTINUE
TO DO THAT IN YOUR DAY TO DAY
WORK. BUT WHAT WILL HELP US.
AND OUR COLLEAGUES.
IS TO ILLUSTRATE.
.
QUOTE WE LOSE. AND FOR ME THE
ECONOMIC COSTS MOVING OUT ARE OF
CONCERN.
BUT IN YOUR WORK ANNOUNCE ITS
THE MORE MEDIA HUMAN.
COSTS AND THE PEOPLE THAT YOU
WORK WITH WHO.
STANA.
TO FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS ARE
NOT.
P. ADVOCATED FOR OR FED. NAM
WERE EARLY DETECTION A. IT'S.
IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT NEVER GET
ACCESS TO THOSE SERVICES BECAUSE.
WE ARE IN A POSITION TO THINK
EXPANSIVELY HER OR DEVELOP A
FIVE YEAR BUDGET APPROACH.
LOOKING IN THOSE CONSEQUENCE IN
ATTENDING COST SO. OUT OF THE
CHAIR AND I CONTINUE TO.
COME BACK TO THIS KIND OF.
LOOKING AT COST AVOIDANCE AND.
WHEN WE TALK ABOUT INVESTMENT
THE BEST
TURN ON INVESTMENT BUT.
BOB BECAUSE THERE FOR HIM AND
THINKING MISTER CHAIR.
NO THANK YOU CENTER MODDING.
.
SO MY BACKGROUND THE IF THEN A
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCHER.
YOU KNOW AND.
AT THE UC DAVIS A.
YES IT IS COMPLICATED.
BUT COMPLICATED SHOULD NOT BE
EXCUSE FOR NOT TRYING TO GET IT
DONE RIGHT. AWAY DEALS
COMPLICATED YOU ALL THE TIME
ATTACKED IN THIS VERY BUDGET
WHEN GOVERNOR PRESENTS HIS
BUDGET HE TALKS ABOUT.
FUTURE ECONOMIC.
UNCERTAINTIES
AND CERTAINTIES AND HOW WE
PREPARE FOR THOSE AND THE LA US
ADDRESS THOSE AS WELL.
THAT'S COMPLICATED.
BUT IT'S NOT POSSIBLE RIGHT YOU
CAN DO SENSITIVITY ANALYSES SO
YOU MAY NOT BILLS SAY WE BOOK
EXACTLY EXTRA HOURS SPEAK IT SAY
IT'S WITHIN A CERTAIN RANGE WITH
A CERTAIN CERTAINTY RIGHT. HERE
DEVIATION AND THAT'S GOING TO BE
BETWEEN THIS AND THIS. AND IT
TURNS OUT THAT THE ENTIRE RANGE
IS STILL SAVINGS STEP PRIDE
BELIEVE STILL WORTH DOING WE
MEAN THAT SILLY ME SAVE ON ONE
END OR THE OTHER END OF THAT
RANGE BUT IT'S STILL A NET
SAVINGS.
RIGHT AND THAT'S WORTH DOING
BECAUSE THAT'S A WAY TO PREPARE
FOR THE FUTURE.
.
FULLER IDEA DOWNTURN.
SO. SO I'VE I JUST CAUTIONED
THAT COME.
JUST SAYING IT'S COMPLICATED
DOESN'T MEAN IT CAN'T BE DONE IN
A WAY THAT'S USEFUL TO US.
HERE.
FOR THE STATE IN TERMS OF OUR
BUDGETING PURPOSES HOUR FOR A
POLICY MAKING PURPOSES AS WELL.
AND.
.
SO I AND I IN FACT I THINK THERE
IS A BODY OF LITERATURE SO
ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT MEALS I
MEAN THERE'S SOME ESEARCH ON
THE IMPACT OF.
MEALS ON WHEELS AND OTHER
SIMILAR PROGRAMS RIGHT. AND.
AND ALSO APPRECIATE I MEAN
THERE'S SOME COMPLEX IN TERMS OF
LAYERING OF SERVICES RIGHT SO
THE SAME PERSON COULD BE GETTING
MULTIPLE SERVICES WELL OKAY SO.
THEN THE QUESTION IS IS THAT
WHAT HAPPENS WE START PEELING
AWAY ONE AFTER ANOTHER ACTION WE
TALK ABOUT EACH OF THESE A SERVE
SEPARATE THINGS THAT WE WILL
HAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT. YOU
KNOW THIS PROGRAM AND THAT
PROGRAM AND THEN YES I ADMIT
THAT WE HAVE SOMEONE THERE GONNA
BE ON MULTIPLE PROGRAMS AND WE
CUTS HERE THERE AND THERE.
THAT'S ACCUMULATIVE CAUGHT.
IT'S NOT JUST WAS THAT WE OFTEN
TALK ABOUT THE ONE CUT. BUT
WE'RE NOT ADDING THEM ALL UP
OTHERS FOR SENIORS OUR. ARE. YOU
KNOW I'M FAMILIES.
SO I APPRECIATE THE DIFFERENT
FINANCE BRING UP THE FACT THAT
PEOPLE ARE MULTIPLE PROGRAMS AND
THAT SHOULD MAKE IT EVEN MORE
CAUTIOUS ABOUT. THEREFORE
CUMULATIVE CUT STRAIGHT BECAUSE
OFTEN WE TALK ABOUT CUTS IS.
IS INDIVIDUAL PIECES AND LIKE
WHAT'S NOT THAT MUCH AT THIS ONE
AND JUST A LITTLE BIT OFF THAT
ONE.
BUT GEE.
YOU KNOW IT'S ALL ADDING UP.
SO AYE AYE AYE BASED STILL URGE
THAT WE LOOK AT THIS AND
CONTINUE TO PUSH FORWARD I KNOW
WE'RE OF MOVING WAY BEYOND AS
ALZHEIMER'S BUT I'M.
BUT I MEAN I THINK DON'T FOR
EXAMPLE WE TALK ABOUT SOME IS
AWARENESS AND.
THAT'S THE ENTRY WAY TO A LOT OF
AND I MEAN WE TALK ABOUT THE A
BM BUDZYN AND RIGHT AND.
F. BUT STEP FOR YOU ON THIS IS
THIS IS WHAT THIS IS THE ENTRY
WAY TO START LEADING TO.
TO IDENTIFYING BECAUSE IF
PEOPLE ARE IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS
ARE IDENTIFIED WE CAN'T IT'S
HARD SOLVE THEM RIGHT ADAM SAID
WITH A SWEET YES IS UNDERMINING.
THE ONE OF THE LABOR THIS BUT I
THINK IT DESERVES BEING
BELABORED A LITTLE BIT. THE
INVESTMENT IN OMBUDSMAN MOST OF
THAT MONEY'S GOING TO COORDINATE
VOLUNTEERS CORN GETTING PAID AT
ALL BY THE STATE AND WHEN WE
DON'T PROVIDE.
THE MAN THE MEANS.
TO RECRUIT AND DEPLOYING UTILIZE
VOLUNTEERS.
AND SOMEBODY'S GONNA END UP
PAYING.
FOR IT TOM YES PLEASE.
LAST YEAR ONE OF OUR PROGRAMS
USE THAT ONE TIME ONLY MONEY
THAT WE'RE NOW GOING AND
POTENTIALLY LOSE. AB.
THEY DOUBLE DOWN ON VOLUNTEER
RECRUITMENT THEY SPENT THE MONEY
ON ADVERTISEMENTS THEY SPENT THE
MONEY ON THIS PRINTING COSTS
THEY TOOK PEOPLE FROM OUT OF THE
FIELD TO COME INTO. THIS THE THE
BUILDING TO DO THE THIRTY SIX
HOUR TRAINING.
THEY TOOK PEOPLE OUT FROM
COMPLAIN INVESTIGATIONS TO DO
THE SHADOWING.
AT THE END OF THE YEAR THEY WERE
DOWN MORE VOLUNTEERS THAN THE
GAME TO THAT PROCESS.
THAT IS AN EMOTIONALLY
DEMORALIZING SITUATION WHEN A
PROGRAM DOUBLES DOWN ON GETTING
THE VOLUNTEERS AND WHY DID THEY
LOSE THEM BECAUSE AFTER THOSE
PEOPLE HAVE HAD THAT SUPERVISION.
ALL OF THOSE SUPERVISORS WENT
BACK OUT TO DO FIELD COMPLAINTS.
AND THE VOLUNTEERS WERE LEFT
WITHOUT HELP. WHEN I WAS A FIELD
OMBUDSMAN I GO MEET WITH THE
RESIDENT I HAD MY PAGER ON WITH
TWO THOUSAND AND SIX.
YOU KNOW WHAT I DON'T HAVE THE
ANSWER OKAY WELL YOU KNOW DOES
YOUR DAUGHTER HAVE EMAIL I COULD
EMAIL HER NOW WAS ACCEPTABLE.
BUT TODAY AYE A VOLUNTEER GOES
AND MEETS WITH THE RESIDENT
RESIDENT ASK QUESTIONS VOLUNTEER
PULLS A CELLPHONE OUT MAY WANT
TO CALL THE OFFICE THEY WANT
SUPPORT RIGHT THEN AND THERE TO
ANSWER THE QUESTION. AND IT
ISN'T THERE BECAUSE THEIR
SUPERVISOR IS IN SOME OTHER
BUILDING WITH THEIR PHONE TO
TALK. BECAUSE THEY'RE HELPING A
RESIDENT SO.
IT IS THIS CUMULATIVE A FACT
THAT JOB. WE'RE LOSING GROUND ON.
OKAY THANK YOU AT LOOKS LIKE
KILEY DOES WHAT THE COMPANY. NOW.
ALRIGHT WELL ACTUALLY STILL
ACTUALLY I DO.
.
BUT WE HAVEN'T ACTUALLY
SPECIFICALLY ASKED FOR COMMENT
ON THE PROPOSAL FROM THE OUTSIDE
ASSOCIATION SO THE AGENCY ANY
COMMENTS ON.
ALSO ALEJO.
DON'T.
FINANCE.
WELL.
OKAY.
OKAY ALRIGHT SO I AGAINST
PRECIADO THE PRESENTATIONS
ACTUALLY JUST SIT HERE FOR A
MOMENT WE'RE GONNA HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT AND SEE THERE'S ANY
FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS SO DON'T GO
ANYWHERE.
.
PUBLIC OKAY TRIED TO KEEP IT A
MINUTE. PIECE.
WELCOME.
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE FRED MADE ON AT BEHALF
OF CAL PACE THAT. PROGRAM FOR
THE ALL INCLUSIVE CARE FOR THE
ELDERLY WHICH SERVE. AYE SEVEN
THOUSAND FRAIL OR ELDERLY BY
ALLOWING THEM TO REMAIN IN THE
COMMUNITY. THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY
TO SUPPORT US ALL FOUR PROPOSALS
FOR INVESTMENT BECAUSE ALL FOUR.
WILL HELP ALLOW THOSE FRAIL
ELDERLY BY CITIZENS TO REMAIN
AYE IN THE COMMUNITY. BUT YOU'VE
TALKED ABOUT INVESTMENT UP THE
UP PACE PROGRAMS WE BELIEVE BY
DEFINITION ARE AND INVESTMENT
BECAUSE OUR RATES ARE SAID.
BY STATE AND FEDERAL LAW AT
BELOW WHAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE
PAID. OUT FOR THAT PERSON TO BE
AYE INSTITUTIONALIZED A SKILLED
NURSING FACILITY ALL SEVEN
THOUSAND ARE CERTIFIABLE. AYE
INTO A NURSING FACILITY SO YOU
HEARD E. INFORMATION THAT
THERE'S BEEN GROWTH IN OUR RCF
FEES AND NOT SKILLED NURSING
FACILITY SO WE. BELIEVE WE'RE
SAVING MONEY UP FOR THE STATE
AND PROVIDING A MUCH BETTER CARE
OF.
BUT DONE FOOD AUGMENTATION
ALLOWS THEM TO. A LIVE
HEALTHFULLY ALZHEIMER'S TO BE
IDENTIFIED MORE QUICKLY AND ALL
THERE SO WE SUPPORT HIM STRONGLY
THANK YOU VERY MUCH THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
I THINK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALLOWING
ME TO SPEAK TODAY MY NAME IS
JASMINE DIEGO ON THE MANAGER OF
LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY AFFAIRS OF
ULTIMATE HEALTH SERVICES. AND I
WANNA ECHO WOULD ON BUT THE
PERSON IN FRONT OF ME SAID AS
WELL WE ALSO HAVE ON MULTIPLE
SENIOR SERVICES PROGRAMS
INCLUDING. I MISS AND
MISSISSIPPI AND CAL PAYS OR A
PIECE PROGRAM SO IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT FOR US TO HAVE THESE
ADDITIONAL FUNDS IN ORDER FOR US
TO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR SENIORS
AND CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THEM THE
QUALITY OF CARE. THAT THEY ARE
BEING PROVIDED NOW I'M IN THE
PAST WITH THAT BUDGET CUTS WE
HAVE SEEN A DECREASE IN THE
AMOUNT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WE'VE
BEEN ABLE TO SEE BEFORE WITH A
MISSISSIPPI WERE ABLE TO SEE
ABOUT SIX HUNDRED. A LITTLE OVER
SIX HUNDRED NOW WERE UNDER FIVE
HUNDRED INDIVIDUALS SO WE KNOW
THAT THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND
WE SUPPORT THE FOUR POINT SEVEN
MILLION. DOLLAR INCREASE THANK
YOU.
YOU WELCOME.
KELLY BROOKS I'M HERE TODAY ON
BEHALF OF THE SENATE CRUZ COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN THE
VENTURA COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS A BOTH BOARDS ARE IN
SUPPORT OF THE.
FUNDING AUGMENTATION FOR THE
LONG TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN ON BOTH
COUNTIES THINK THAT THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT INVESTMENT AND THEY
I'M. SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF
CALIFORNIA SENIORS THANK YOU.
IF YOU.
WELCOME.
TO THOUGH THANK YOU RICHARD TO
HAND ITEM IN SUPPORT OF THE
PROPOSALS. ONE OF THINGS I THINK
WOULD HELP YOU IS DOING SOME
SHAREHOLDERS AND GETTING SOME
LISTENING STORIES TO SUPPORT
MANY OF THESE THINGS.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
HI I.
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE THANK YOU FOR
LISTENING TO THESE ISSUES AGAIN
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE
MISSISSIPPI PROGRAM EILEEN
KOONTZ WITH A HUNTINGTON
HOSPITAL IN PASADENA. I AM.
I WOULD ASK ANY OF YOU TO THINK
ABOUT HOW IT IS A PROGRAM NEAT
BIO CLIENT NEEDS AT THE SAME
LEVEL TWELVE YEARS LATER. I'M
PARTICULARLY GUY WITH TWO CUTS
TIME AFTER THE ONLY OTHER
FUNDING AUGMENTATION WE'VE
RECEIVED. AND WE'RE STRUGGLING
OUR NETWORK IS STRUGGLING ON MY
OWN AGENCY IS STRUGGLING TO BE
ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THE
SERVICES. AT THE SAME LEVEL WE
HAVE THE ABILITY TO PURCHASE
SERVICES FOR PEOPLE THAT A LOT
OF OTHER PROGRAMS CAN'T OFFER
AND WE FIRST LEVERAGE A LOT OF
THOSE COMMUNITIES RESOURCES AND
CONNECT PEOPLE. BUT IN THE LAST
RESORT WERE ABLE TO PURCHASE
THINGS AND OUR ABILITY TO MAKE
THOSE PURCHASES ON. KEY THINGS
THAT HELP KEEP PEOPLE WHO BELONG
IN A NURSING HOME OR I SHOULD
SAY ARE YOU KNOW CERTIFIABLE FOR
NURSING HOME TO BE ABLE TO STAY
AT HOME OUR OUR ABILITY TO
LEVERAGE THOSE RESOURCES HAS.
LESSENED BECAUSE OF THE FLAT
FUNDING AND THAT FUNDING
REDUCTIONS SO I JUST PLEASE ASK
YOU TO SUPPORT THE FOUR POINT
SEVEN MILLION DOLLAR
AUGMENTATION FOR.
THANK YOU.
BUT OR LARA MILDRED ON BEHALF OF
THE CALIFORNIA COLLABORATIVE FOR
LONG TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS
WE I REPRESENT THIRTY SEVEN.
STATEWIDE AGING AND DISABILITY
ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING UP
PROVIDERS CONSUMERS LEGAL
ADVOCATES LABOR AND INSURERS AND
ARE COLLECTIVELY WE RIP
REPRESENT MILLIONS OF CALIFORNIA
SENIORS AND PEOPLE DISABILITIES
WE APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION
TODAY SO MUCH IN TERMS OF THE
INTEGRATIVE THINKING. PLANNING
THE NEED FOR DATA WE THINK THOSE
THINGS ARE ESSENTIAL BECAUSE ALL
OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE IMPORTANT
WE HAVE A POSITIONS OF SUPPORT
IN FAVOR OF THE. OMBUDSMAN.
OF FUNDING THE SENIOR NUTRITION
FUNDING AND THE ALZHEIMER'S
ASSOCIATION PUBLIC AWARENESS
CAMPAIGN WE BELIEVE SPECIFICALLY
WE WILL AND WE SENT YOU A LETTER
THAT THESE THINGS ARE VERY
RESPONSIVE TO BOTH COSTS AND AS
SENATOR MONNING CALLS OUT. THE
HUMAN SUFFERING THAT CAN BE
AVOIDED FROM PROVIDING
APPROPRIATE SERVICES.
THANK YOU. WELCOME.
AFTERNOON MY NAME'S RICHARD
STRANGE ON THE EMESIS P. SITE
DIRECTOR FOR NAPA SOLANO
COUNTIES.
WHERE HUTTON HUNDRED SIXTY
CLIENTS SITE WE'RE PART OF AN
AREA AGENCY ON AGING?
NOW BEEN COMING HERE FOR TWELVE
YEARS NOW TOUGH TALK ABOUT A
MISSISSIPPIAN.
I MAY NOT BE HERE NEXT YEAR BEEN.
TOLD BY. THE LEADERSHIP OF MY
ORGANIZATION THAT AS A PROGRAM
THE CAN'T. FUND ITSELF.
WE MAY NOT CONTINUE THE PROGRAM.
AYE IF WE DON'T GET THE SIZE
INCREASED FUNDING POTENTIALLY
WITH A LITTLE ANECDOTE ABOUT BUT
THEY'VE INCREASED FUNDING IS OF
MY SITE HAD THREE POSITIONS OPEN
FREELY WHERE AND WE'RE VERY
SMALL SITE.
I JUST FEEL DINNERS POSITION.
WITH THE ONLY APPLICANT.
I HAVE A BILINGUAL SOCIAL WORK
POSITION OPEN THAT I'M HOPING TO
FILL TODAY WITH THE ONLY
APPLICANT.
AND I HAVE A HALF TIME POSITION
THAT I HAVE NO APPLICANTS FOR.
AND I THERE IT'S IT'S.
IT'S DIFFICULT TO DO BUSINESS
THAT WAY WITH THE FUNDING LEVEL
THAT WE HAVE SOARED I HOPE YOU
SUPPORT THIS REQUEST.
FROM MISSISSIPPI'S ALTMAN TWENTY
THANK YOU THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
I THINK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
SAY SOMETHING I JUST WANNA
MENTION THAT AND YOUR COMMENTS
TODAY HAVE BEEN SO ENJOYABLE AND
MOVED SACRAMENTO CITING VOTE FOR
YOU.
ON THE CHRISTA TELEMEDIA SENIOR
ADVOCACY SERVICES.
I JUST WANNA AND.
NOT ONLY ARE WE DOING WHAT THEY
MENTIONED BUT WE HAVE SEVERAL
UNFUNDED MANDATES IF YOU ARE A
AN INDIVIDUAL WHO ARRIVES IN A
NURSING HOME WITH OUT AND
ADVANCED HEALTHCARE DIRECTIVE.
YOU CAN'T GET WON'T ON ON BUT
SPENT.
THAT'S NOT FUNDED.
SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW
CHALLENGING THAT COULD BE FOR MY.
OUR OMBUDSMAN ACROSS THE STATE
TO FULFILL THAT MANDATE AT THE
ALTAR PEWS. MANDATE.
UNFUNDED SO WE CONTINUE TO DO
OUR WORK AND OUT ALL THE OTHER
THINGS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO DO
BUT STILL UNFUNDED SO.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
IF YOU.
WELCOME.
THEY'RE ALSO FOR THE CALIFORNIA
COMMISSION ON AGING AND I'M OUT
TO THEM ALSO REPRESENTING THE
CALIFORNIA ALTER JUSTICE
COALITION AND THE CONGRESS OF
CALIFORNIA SENIORS.
I WANT TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF
ALL OF THESE PROGRAM REQUESTS.
THEY'RE ALL CRITICAL AYE JUSTIN
CUT TO PUT IT ALL IN CONTEXT
CALIFORNIA HAS.
THE HIGHEST RATE OF OF SENIOR
FINANCIAL INSECURITY IN THE
NATION. ABOUT TWENTY ONE PERCENT
OF OUR SENIORS LIVE AT OR BELOW
THE CENSUS BUREAU SUPPLEMENTAL
POVERTY MEASURE. SIXTEEN PERCENT
OF OUR OLDER ADULTS.
FACE FOOD INSECURITY. THESE ARE
ISSUES THAT ARE ACCEPTABLE IN
SUCH A WEALTHY STATE SO I HOPE
THAT YOU CAN SEE WAY TOO
SUPPORTING THESE REQUESTS THANK
YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
I AM MY NAME IS FUNNY AMANDA'S
US SUPERVISOR CARE MANAGER OF
MONEY COUNTY UNDER THE HEALTH
PROJECTS CENTER. AND I'VE BEEN
SUPERVISOR FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS
ALREADY HUGE TURNOVER WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT SEVEN PEOPLE I'VE
HAD TO HIRE RETRAIN MOST OF THE
MONEY IS ACTUALLY GOING INTO
TRAINING. AND IT'S LESS CRIME
PRODUCTIVITY ES. EVERYBODY HAS
ALREADY MENTIONED BEFORE I WE
THEN MRS BEES ARE THE FIRST
CLIENTS CONTACT US FIRST WE DO
RESEARCH WITH COMMUNITY SERVICES
PROGRAMS.
TO COLLABORATE MEALS ON WHEELS
CITES A SAYS BUT HOW CAN WE
CONTINUE BEING FLAT FUNDED AND
IN A COMPETITIVE SALARY PLEASE
CONSIDER INCREASING I AM ASSIST
YOU FUNDING. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
AFTERNOON MY NAME IS SANDRA
TANTI AND I AM A SUPERVISOR AT
HEALTH PROJECTS CENTER AND
MISSISSIPPI IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.
AND OUR CLIENTS TELUS THAT LIFE
IS BETTER AT HOME.
AND WE WANT TO HELP THEM AGING
PLACE AND STAY THERE.
AND WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT
FUNDING I DON'T KNOW HOW I HAVE
A WONDERFUL DEDICATED STAFF OF
CASE MANAGERS AND NURSES.
AND WE PROVIDE WONDERFUL
SERVICES FOR CLIENTS BUT WITH
THE FUNDING AS IT IS I WE WON'T
BE ABLE TO CONTINUE.
AND WE ALL ARE GOING TO GET
OLDER FOR LACKEY.
AND OUT WITH EMMA SAYS P. AND
MAKES POSSIBLE FOR US TO BE OUT
FOR US TO BE A HOME WHEN WE'RE
OLDER.
AND I HOPE THAT THIS FUNDING IS
INCREASED THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
I AM JENNIFER POWELL IN THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF DIGNITY
HEALTH CONNECTED LIVING WERE UP
IN.
SHASTA COUNTY SISKIYOU COUNTY
TRINITY A LASSEN AND MODOC SO
CLEARLY A VERY LARGE GEOGRAPHIC
AREA. I.
WE PROVIDE SERVICES MANY OF
WHICH WERE MENTIONED HERE WE DO
HOPE HOME DELIVERED MEALS
CONGREGATE MEALS TRANSPORTATION
AND.
ADULT DAY HEALTHCARE AND THEN
LASTLY AND MISSISSIPPI.
AND I HAD A PREPARED STATEMENT
I'M LIKE MOST EVERYONE HERE BUT
IT COULD TO ME.
MY ASK YOURSELF WHY DIGNITY
HEALTH IS HERE MY WE DO THESE
SERVICES WHILE A COUPLE DECADES
AGO WE THE ORGANIZATION I WORK
FOR.
WAS A NONPROFIT AND BECAUSE DO
THE FUNDING CUTS IN JUDO.
LESS FUNDRAISING ABILITY WE WERE
LUCKY ENOUGH ACTUALLY TO FIND.
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM WHO WOULD
TAKE A SAWN. AND COVER OUR
EXPENSES WHEN THE FEDERAL STATE
FUNDING WAS AN ADEQUATE SO. WE
WERE LUCKY TO FIND AN
ORGANIZATION THAT. MIRRORED OUR
VALUES AND OUR MISSION IS A
NONPROFIT AND SO I ASK YOU.
SINCE REPRESENT THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA WHAT MISSION AND
VALUES YOU SUPPORT AND TO PUT
YOUR DOLLARS THERE. THINK.
YOU.
WELCOME.
I AM CHARISSA AGAIN ON THE SITE
DIRECTOR FOR TWO SITES ANALYZER
SERVING SACRAMENTO PLASTER YOLO
AND YUBA COUNTIES.
WE WE. KIND OF WERE IN THE
POSITION THAT SHE WASN'T
JENNIFER WAS AND WE TOOK OVER
THE SITE FROM UC DAVIS WHERE I
STARTED.
BECAUSE IT THE CASA DOING
BUSINESS AT UC DAVIS HOURS IN
BENEFITS WAS TOO HIGH SO WERE
NONPROFIT WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE
THAT OVER.
BEFORE YUBA COUNTY SAME THING IT
WAS RUN BY YUBA COUNTY COST OF
DOING BUSINESS WAS TOO HIGH.
FOR SACRAMENTO ARE SACRAMENTO
SITE WERE REACHING THAT POINT.
WE HAVE STARTING NURSES WHO ARE
STARTING AT THIRTY THREE DOLLARS
AN HOUR. AND THAT THE GOING WAGE
FOR STARTING NURSES IS THIRTY
NINE DOLLARS AN HOUR THAT'S A
HUGE DIFFERENCE.
ARE STARTING SOCIAL WORKERS
START AT JUST UNDER THIRTY FIVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.
M. AGAIN IF YOU KNOW FOR A
MASTER'S LEVEL SOCIAL WORKER
IT'S HARD TO FIND. SOCIAL
WORKERS WHO WANT TO DO THAT SO
THAT YOU KNOW ALL OF US ARE KIND
OF IN THE SAME BOAT I WOULD I
WOULD DAM JUST ECHO WHAT OTHERS
HAVE SAID BEFORE ME. BERMAN ALSO
GO BACK TO SOMETHING YOU SAID IN
THE LAST SESSION ABOUT.
AND DIVERSITY SO BETWEEN OUR TWO
SITES.
THE LAST TIME I IRAN IT.
WE SERVE NINETEEN DIFFERENT
RACIAL AND ETHNIC GROUPS AND
TWENTY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
M. AND AND WE HAVE ONE LANGUAGE
IN PARTICULAR TO A A CHINESE
DIALECT THAT WE CANNOT FIND AN
INTERPRETER FOR BECAUSE IT'S SO
SHE WAS SUCH A REMOTE PART OF
CHINA.
THE ABILITY TO SERVE THAT LEVEL
OF AN INTERPRETATION IS IT'S
DIFFICULT AND TIME CONSUMING AND
EIGHT THE COST OF PROVIDING
INTERPRET IS IS VERY EXPENSIVE.
AND SO AGAIN IN JUST SUPPORTING
WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS ASKING FOR
AN INCREASE IN OUR FUNDING SO
THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO BE
VIABLE PROGRAMS FOR THESE LOW
INCOME SENIORS.
IT TAKES THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
I AM MY NAME IS JESSE WILLIAMS
AND I AM THE ASSISTANCE I
DIRECTOR I'LL FOR IN MISSISSIPPI.
WE SERVE OUR YELLOW PLASTER.
SACRAMENTO AND YUBA COUNTY ABOUT
ONE READER.
A LATTER DAY AT ONE OF OUR
PARTICIPANTS WROTE TO.
ONE ABOUT STAFF MEMBERS.
DEAR THERESA.
I WOULD LIKE TO COMMEND THE NSS
P. FOR THIS WONDERFUL PROGRAM.
THE PROGRAM IS ONLY AS GOOD AS
THE PEOPLE WORKING WITHIN IT AND
YOUR GROUP IS DOING AN
OUTSTANDING JOB.
BEING OLD AND ALONE IS REALLY
SCARY.
TO ME THE MOST IMPORTANT ASPECT
IS BEING TREATED LIKE A
WORTHWHILE HUMAN BEING.
IT'S NOT JUST TO HELP WITH
THINGS THAT MAKE ME THAT MAKE MY
LIFE EASIER BUT THE COMPASSION.
AND RESPECT FROM ITS WHEN
WORKING WITH ME. YOUR
PROFESSIONAL WORK AT THIS IS
ABOUT WILL TOO THAT YOU YOU.
PLEASE CONTINUE YOUR OUTSTANDING
JOB.
PS STACY IS IN DISGUISE SHE IS
REALLY AN ANGEL. AND SO WHAT I
JUST READ IF YOU GUYS ARE ONE OF
MANY OF THE POD THE FEEDBACK
THAT WE GET FROM OUR CLASS.
AND I WANT TO LEAVE YOU GUYS
WITH THIS BOMBING WANNA* TO
CONTINUE TO PROVIDE QUALITY
SERVICE WE DEATHLY NEED AN
INCREASE IN FUNDING.
THANK YOU THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU AUNT MOLLY DAVIES ARE
VICE PRESIDENT OF ELDER ABUSE
PREVENTION AN OMBUDSMAN SERVICES
THAT WISE AND HEALTHY AGING. ON
MY ADMINISTER THE LONG TERM CARE
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM IN LOS ANGELES
AND.
OUR AGENCY IS OF COURSE IN
SUPPORT OF THE THE BUDGET
REQUEST FOR THE OMBUDSMAN
PROGRAM LAST YEAR IN LOS ANGELES
WE INVESTIGATED.
TWELVE THOUSAND AND TWENTY TWO
CASES.
OUR TOP THREE COMPLAINTS WERE
RESIDENT RESIDENT PHYSICAL AND
SEXUAL ABUSE.
I AM INAPPROPRIATE TRANSFERS AND
DISCHARGES AND EVICTIONS AND
MEDICAL NEGLECT SORT DEALING
WITH REALLY REALLY COMPLEX
ISSUES AS OUR TOP THREE
COMPLAINTS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
I GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS
LAURIE ARE ECONOMY. AND
MISSISSIPPI REAL CASE MANAGER
I'M OUT IN THE FIELD WITH
EVERYBODY.
AND I DO HARPER PREPARED THING
BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HAD LUNCH I'M
GOING TO READ AND I'M KINDA
LIGHTHEADED. SO I.
SO AND WE ARE HOUSED BY THE WAY
JEWISH FAMILY AND OF AYE
MENTIONED AYE JEWISH FAMILY.
ASSEMBLY IN MARIN. BY THE MSA
PROGRAM OFTEN STRUGGLES PROVIDE
THE MOST BASIC REQUESTS FROM
CLIENTS.
FOR EXAMPLE ONE CLIENT WHO IS IN
HIS LATE EIGHTIES HAS CHALLENGES
DUE TO BEING SEVERELY
DEBILITATED FROM A RARE
AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE. IS A VETERAN
HIS NEEDS ARE HIGH. RECENTLY ON
A REASSESSMENT VISIT TO THIS
CLIENT HE ASKED FOR TOOTHBRUSH
HEADS.
FOR HIS ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH HIS
CAREGIVER BRUSHES HIS TEETH FOR
HIM BECAUSE HIS HANDS CANNOT
HOLD A TOOTHBRUSH.
GIVEN THE RECENT CLOSURE OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO FAMILY FOUNDATION
AN OTHER CONSTRAINTS ON FUNDING.
IT IS INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO
FILL THIS KIND OF NEED FOR SSB
CLIENTS
SOME OF THE MOST VULNERABLE
AMONG US.
I WOULD LIKE TO AGREE WITH A
PREVIOUS COMMENTS REGARDING AND
MISSISSIPPI AND RESPECTFULLY
REQUEST INCREASE FUNDING FOR
THIS. VITAL PROGRAM.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME IS LIBBY
ANDERSON I'M WITH THE COUNCIL ON
AGING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
OUR AGENCY ACTUALLY HOUSES TO
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAMS WE'VE GOT THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY PROGRAM. AS
WELL AS ORANGE COUNTY AYE AYE
REALLY ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE
HAS SAID THIS VOLUNTEER BASED
pPROGRAM IS INCREDIBLY OF.
BUT WE CAN'T DO IT WITHOUT OUR
VOLUNTEERS AND YOU KNOW WE WANT
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SERVE ALL
OUR RESIDENTS AND THAT INCLUDES
PEOPLE. WHO ARE KOREAN SPEAKING
OR VIETNAMESE SPEAKING SPANISH
SPEAKING SO WE WANT TO BE ABLE
TO REACH OUT TO PEOPLE WHO CAN
COMMUNICATE WITH OUR RESIDENTS
BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT?
IF WE CAN'T AS A BE IN TOUCH
WITH THEM CULTURALLY AS WELL AS
A IN THEIR OWN LANGUAGE WE CAN'T
SERVE THEM VERY WELL. IS REALLY
REALLY IMPORTANT TO GET THE
FUNDING
WE DON'T HAVE
WE CANNOT SURVIVE AS.
SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
CONSIDERING OUR OUR REQUEST.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
I.
YOU HERE ME. ITEMS NIKKI LARA
AYE AND THE LONG TERM CARE
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM COORDINATOR
AND SANTA CRUZ AND SAN BENITO
COUNTIES. AND I WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THAT WORD SILVER TSUNAMI
THAT TERM.
IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT A
TSUNAMI AS AND THE POPULATION
THAT A TSUNAMI FX.
IT'S CATASTROPHIC IT DISASTROUS
IT'S LIFE OR DEATH.
AND NOW WE HAVE THIS BIG GIANT
WAVE COMING TOWARDS US AND THE
TIGHT IS BEEN RISING FOR A LONG
TIME.
AND OUR SOCIAL PROGRAMS AND
THOSE PEOPLE THAT THEY SERVE NOW
HAVE THIS BIG WAVE OF ADDED
STRESS.
WE'RE DROWNING.
WE NEED MORE HELP AND THAT TAKES
MONEY.
AND AS AN OMBUDSMAN I JUST WANNA
THROW ONE LAST THING AND. SIXTY
PERCENT OF SKILLED NURSING
FACILITY RESIDENTS NEVER GOT A
VISITOR.
AND I SAY THAT THE REMAINING
PERCENTAGE VERY FEW VISITORS.
SO WHO'S ADVOCATING FOR THEM
THE OMBUDSMAN ARE WHERE THEIR
EYES AND EARS INVOICE AND WHERE
THEIR ALLY AND OFTEN PER THEIR
ONLY ALLEY IN CAN.
DO YOU.
WELCOME.
I AM DR BARBER PORTER DIRECTOR
FOR THE AT MISSISSIPPI
PROGRAMMING CONTRA COSTA COUNTY.
BEEN COMING HERE FOR MANY YEARS
IN THE SEA BASS PROGRAM IN NOW
WITH THEM ASSIST HE. THIS IS ONE
OF THE FIRST TIMES I FEEL LIKE
MY HEART'S OPEN BECAUSE IF
YOU'RE RECEPTIVITY IN OTHER
WORDS I FEEL LIKE WE'RE BEING
HURT AND I WANT TO JUST THINK
YOU'RE UP FOR.
I'M.
AYE THE SENATORS WHO LEFT MICE
THE I MEAN WORK CLASSIC I OF A
HUNDRED THOUSAND PEOPLE
ENCOUNTER COSTA COUNTY OVER
SIXTY FIVE. TWENTY TWO THOUSAND
OF THOSE PEOPLE LIVE BELOW THE
POVERTY LINE MY PHONE IS RINGING
ALL THE TIME SANTA BARBARA CAN'T
YOU TAKE THIS PERSON THEY'RE
DESPERATE WHEN WE GIVE YOU A
SIMPLE EXAMPLE. GOT A PHONE CALL
LAST WEEK WE DID BRING THIS
PERSON AND HE SAYS. HELLO I HEAR
YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF
TRANSPORTATION BY BATTERIES DEAD.
AND I'M LIKE WHOA THAT FLIPPANT
AS I WAS THE FIRST THE EXIT DOOR
HEAVY CALLED BELAY. INSURANCE
TRIPOLI DOESN'T COME OUT FIRST
SCOOTER.
SHE GETS UP AT THREE AM IN THE
MORNING TO GO TO DIALYSIS YOU
DRIVE SIR SCOOTER FIVE MILES.
HE'S GOTTEN A TWO OR THREE
TICKETS BY THE ANTIOCH POLICE
AND SHE'S I SAID YOU'RE GOING TO
KILL YOURSELF YOU THAT'S
DANGEROUS. IF I DON'T GO BARBARA
I'M GONNA DIE ANYWAY SO I WANT
TO JUST TELL YOU THAT MY SOCIAL
WORKER WE'RE NOT DOING THINGS
ARE TO FLAMBOYANT OR EXTRA. YOU
KNOW WHAT AN MSW STANDS FOR.
PEOPLE THINK IT'S MINISTERS OF
SOCIAL WORK IT'S NOT THEIR
MASTERS OF SCROUNGING WHATEVER.
AND THEY DO IT LIKE PIC PASSION
IN WE KNOW ALL THE NOOKS AND
CRANNIES WHERE THE PUBLIC AND
PRIVATE SECTORS CAN HIDE THINGS
WE DESPERATELY NEED YOUR HELP
AND SUPPORT SO THAT. I'M
IMPLORING YOU TO MAINTAIN.
THE DIGNITY INDEPENDENCE OF WHAT
I CONSIDER. CALIFORNIA'S
GREATEST TREASURE OUR SENIORS
THANK YOU.
AFTER REMEMBER THAT.
I HELLO CHAIRMAN AND.
COMMITTEE I LIKE ALSO TO THANK
YOU FOR YOUR OPEN IS TO LISTEN
TO ALL THE THAT REQUESTS THAT
ARE BEING MADE TODAY. AND I'M
REPRESENTING US SENATE CLARA
COUNTY WHERE WE SERVE THREE
HUNDRED AND SEVENTY.
PEOPLE EACH MONTH.
I IT'S I AGAIN IT'S THE DIVERSE
RE OF PHAM. ARE OF THE RESIDENTS
THAT WE SERVE THERE AND I WANTED
TO SHARE A A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I
RECEIVED THE PHONE CALL FROM MY
CARE GIVER WHO SOUND THAT.
VERY.
OVERWHELMED AND VERY LIMITED
ENGLISH.
SO I TOOK THE TIME TO GET THE
INFORMATION SHE WAS CALLING.
HER INITIAL REQUEST AS YOU COME
UP AYE WHAT I NEED WIPES FOR MY
MOM INNOCENT UNIT WIFE SO I
STARTED I TOOK THE TIME TO GET
MORE INFORMATION.
THIS WAS SOME.
KEEP IT A SINGLE CAREGIVER
TAKING CARE OF HER MOTHER WHOSE
BED POUNDS NINETY THREE YEAR OLD
AND SHE'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR TEN
YEARS NO SUPPORTS. AND A
NEIGHBOR TOLD A WORK CALLED IN
MISSISSIPPI AND THEY'LL GET TO
WHITES BUT. AS SITE ASK MORE
QUESTIONS THERE WAS A LOT MORE
SERVICES SO I PRIORITIZE THAT
ASIDE A HIGH PRIORITY. ON HIGH
RISK CLIENTS AND WAS ASSESS AND
THERE'S A LOT IN NEEDS WHERE BUT.
CAREGIVER WAS NOT IDENTIFYING
BUT SURE NEEDS WORK THE WIVES
AND THEN OR NUTRITIONAL
SUPPLEMENTS SO THAT'S THE KIND
OF LOCK UP.
PAGE ABOUT CLIENTS THAT WE SERVE
IN SO THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
MR TEARS UNDERMINING I'M TREES
ANDERSON HERE TODAY FOR THE ARE
CAN YOU SEE P. CALIFORNIA IN
SUPPORT OF THE LONG TERM CARE
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM. AS WELL AS
ALZHEIMER'S AND REQUEST FOR
FUNDING AND I I DID WANT TO TAKE
THE TIME TO POINT OUT OF THOSE
THE SERVICES OF THE OMBUDSMAN.
THAT THEY'RE JUST CRITICAL THEIR
ABSOLUTE CRITICAL
AND.
AS FAR AS ALZHEIMER'S AND
PEOPLE WITH. DOWN SYNDROME ARE
ALSO DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTED
SO WE JUST WANT TO MAKE AS A
CLEAR AS WELL. BUT YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
OKAY I AM EVEN MORE A COW WITH
MEALS ON WHEELS HERE BY A SAY
HERE IN SACRAMENTO.
.
JUST WANTED TO OF OF SUPPORT OUR
NUTRITION REQUEST THEM. I THINK
AS A PROVIDER.
LURE THE IMPACTS FOR FLAT
FUNDING IS THE GREATEST THAT'S
WHAT HAPPENS THIS IS WHERE THE.
RUBBER MEETS THE ROAD.
YOU KNOW WE JUST CAN'T KEEP
THAT PACE OF SERBIAN OUR SENIORS
IN NEED.
.
I AM AT A TIME WHEN RUBY NASTY
YOU CAN DO EVEN MORE SO. OF
CURRENTLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT
IS.
WITHOUT IT ANY PROMISES OF AB
ADDITIONAL FUNDING.
WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW WE CUT OUR
PROGRAM DOWN AND THAT'S.
YOU KNOW WE LIKE THAT HAD YOU
HELP US
THAT'S HOW SOME UNDER NO LONGER
ABLE TO BE ON OUR PROGRAM IT'S
IT'S THAT KIND OF THE SITUATION.
OF FOR OUR PROGRAM NOW WE'VE
BEEN DOING MORE AND MORE WE
STARTED FIVE YEARS AGO WITH
ELEVEN HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS WERE
OVER FOURTEEN HUNDRED
PARTICIPANTS.
BUT THE FIGHT FUNDING YOU CAN'T
SCRAPE ANYMORE AND. WOULD LOVE
TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS
DIALOGUE KEEP IT AS OPEN
DISCUSSION SO THAT WE COULD
REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON AND
WE WILL BE DOING THIS IF WE
DON'T. FEEL THAT WE'RE MAKING A
DIFFERENCE FOR OUR SENIORS THANK
YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
IT'S MISTER CHAIRMAN SENATOR
CAROL COACH WITH THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF AREA AGENCIES ON
AGING.
UP FIRST I'D LIKE TO RESPOND TO
YOUR QUESTIONS CENTER PAN ABOUT.
IS THERE A PLAN.
THERE IS NO PLAN IT'S A TRAIN
WRECK.
WAITING TO HAPPEN THERE'S NO
PLANNING WHEN ALL YOU TWO'S COME.
BACK TO THE LEGISLATURE WITH A
STAGNANT BUDGET YEAR AFTER YEAR
AFTER YEAR.
A MISTER MONEY IN IN TERMS OF
YOUR QUESTION THERE IS DATA OUT
THERE THERE STUDIES TO SHOW THAT
THERE IS COST SAVINGS. IF YOU.
TO CORRECT FEEDING I MEAN IT
AFFECTS DIABETES SAID AFFECTS
CANCER IT AFFECTS STROKES.
OTHERS DAVID THE SHOWS THAT.
THERE'S LESS HOSPITAL STAY LESS
SAID. TO THE MERCHANTS HE RAMS
SO THE DATE IS THERE AND WILL BE
HAPPY TO GIVE IT TO YOUR STAFF.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS.
NOW WE'RE LOSING THE WAR.
IN TERMS OF OF HUNGER FOR
SENIORS.
A.
WHEN IN A QUARTER MILLION
SENIORS.
ARE ESTIMATED TO BE FACING
HUNGER EVERY DAY.
CURRENTLY WE'RE SERVING JUST.
A QUARTER OF A MILLION.
SO WE'VE GOT TO DO SOMETHING
THAT TERMS A HOW TO PROVIDE THE
SERVICES HOW TO START TAKING
STEPS. TOWARDS OUR SENIORS.
AND.
LESLIE OBVIOUSLY WE SUPPORT ALL
OF THE FUNDING REQUEST THAT
TODAY'S IN FRONT OF THE
COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU UP FOR SELECTIVE
MY NAME IS WAYNE NORTON ON THE
RECENTLY RETIRED ARE ABYSMAL
PROGRAM COORDINATOR IN CAMBODIA
CHECKERS COUNTIES. AND FIRST OF
ALL LIKE TO OUR COMMAND THE
QUESTIONS THAT.
SENATOR POND AND SENATOR
MONNING ARE ASKING YOU'RE ASKING
ABSOLUTELY THE RIGHT QUESTIONS
AND I WAS KINDA DISAPPOINTED IN
THE ANSWERS THAT YOU'RE GETTING
BACK FRANKLY. BUT LET ME TELL
YOU JUST A LITTLE PIECE OF DATA
ABOUT WHEN I STARTED IS THE
NUMBERS IN A TWO THOUSAND FOR.
OUR PROGRAM HAD THREE AND THREE
QUARTERS FULL TIME OMBUDSMAN AND
WE HAD A HALF TIME VOLUNTEER
COORDINATOR WHEN I RETIRED IN
THE LAST YEAR THERE WERE TWO
FULL TIME OMBUDSMAN.
AND NO VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR
OUR OUR PROGRAM WENT FROM HAVING
A VERY ROBUST VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
THAT WAS IN EVERY FACILITY EVERY
MONTH AT LEAST ON A MONTHLY
BASIS.
TWO WHEN I RETIRED IT WAS
LIMPING ALONG. AND AND THE THE.
AS THE REALITY OF THAT IS THAT
WE JUST DIDN'T HAVE THE SUPPORT
WE DIDN'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO
RECRUIT TRAIN AND SUPPORT THE
VOLUNTEERS AND PEOPLE ARE
VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME. THEY
NEED SUPPORT THAT'S THE LEAST
THAT THAT'S WHAT THEY DESERVE
AND WE JUST WEREN'T ABLE TO DO
IT SO I UP I I HOPE THAT YOU ARE
CONSIDERED THE BUDGET REQUEST.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME THINK HERE MISTER CHAIR
MEMBERS KATHY SUNDERLAND WITH
THE COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION HERE IN SUPPORT OF
THE LONG TERM CARE BEDS PERSON
ASK. I JUST WANNA SAY THAT OUR
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
PROGRAMS WHICH OF COURSE MY
MEMBERS OPERATE ARE MUCH MORE
EFFECTIVE WHEN WE HAVE WELL
FUNDED OMBUDSMAN AS OUR PARTNERS
THAT SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
CONSIDERATION.
YOU.
ACOSTA FLAHERTY FRIENDS THAT
STANISLAUS COUNTY OMBUDSMAN
PROGRAM I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR SUPPORTING THANK YOU. OR
COME FOR BEING HERE AND S.
SUPPORTING US IN THAT I CAN HEAR
IT IN THE TONE. SO WE JUST HOPE
THAT YOU SUPPORT THE PROGRAM IN
THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
AFTER DRIVER MOTHERLODE LONG
TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM.
UP BEING THE COORDINATOR FROM
ONE OF THE SMALLER COMMUNITIES.
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAMS A WE COVER
FOR COUNTIES AMADOR CALAVERAS
MARIPOSA INTO WALLONIE OUR
OFFICES BASED AND WALL ME COUNTY
WE'D DRIVE. THREE HOURS A LITTLE
OVER THREE HOURS ONE WAY. AND WE
DRIVE ANOTHER TWO HOURS ROUND
TRIP THE OTHER WAY WE ARE ONE OF
THE SMALLER PROGRAMS THIS
FUNDING WOULD HELP US BE ABLE TO
AFFORD TO HAVE A FULL TIME
OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM COORDINATOR.
AS WELL AS A SPORT STOP PERSON
PROBABLY AT HALF TIME WHICH
WOULD ENABLE US TO WORK ON OUR.
RECRUITMENT OF VOLUNTEERS IN
TRAINING WHICH WOULD THEN ENABLE
US TO PROVIDE THE CARE THAT WE
DESPERATELY WANT TO PROVIDE NOT
HERE BUT ADVOCACY WORK THAT WE
SO DESPERATELY WANT TO BE ABLE
TO PROVIDE A. HIGHER LEVEL WHICH
WERE UNABLE TO DO AT THIS POINT.
I THINK YOU KNOW.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU I'M CRYSTAL KZN THE
DIRECTOR OF THE MERCY BROWN BAG
PROGRAM WE SERVE GROCERIES TO
LOW INCOME SENIORS THROUGHOUT
ALAMEDA COUNTY I'M ALSO ON THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD
BANK. AND I THINK YOU FOR
CONSIDERATION OF US.
THE NUTRITION ASSISTANCE
PROGRAM ND I KNOW FROM THE
THOUSANDS OF CALLS THAT I GET OF
THOSE STRESS THAT IT PUTS ON.
SO YOU AT.
IN THEIR LIVES AND THERE ARE
MILLIONS OF FOLKS OUT THERE THAT
ARE DEPRESSED THAT ARE STRESSED
THEIR HIGH THEIR BLOOD PRESSURE
RISES ON NOT KNOWING WHAT YOU'RE
GOING TO EAT.
THAT NIGHT THAT REST OF THE
WEEK IT IS A HUGE ISSUE AND
GIVING FOOD EVER GIVING MONEY
INTO THESE PROGRAMS LIKE MEALS
ON WHEELS AND THE CONGREGATE
MEAL PROGRAMS. MAKES A HUGE
DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES AND IN
THE LIVES OF THE ENTIRE
COMMUNITY SO THANK YOU FOR THAT.
THANK YOU WELCOME THANK YOU
MARTY EMOTO CALIFORNIA
DISPLEASING YOU COMMITTEE ACTION
NETWORK AND ALSO FAMILY MEMBER
PRETENDED I SHOULD DO A SHOUT
OUT TO.
BUT MY FAMILIES.
FROM MONTEREY IN THE SHADOW
TOURS
STATE SENATOR OF MR MONNING JUST
SAID MR MONEY WAS SO KIND WHEN
MY FATHER DIED AT AGE EIGHTY ONE
IN RECOGNIZING HIS CONTRIBUTIONS
AND YOU SPORTS BUT ALSO. AS A
FATHER RAISING IS DEAD THE
DAUGHTER WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES AND DOING THAT IN
THE RIGHT WAY. NUMBER TWO I JUST
WANT TO SAY THAT MY STRONG
SUPPORT. FOR THE THREE PROPOSALS
FOR INVESTMENT SENIOR NUTRITION.
UP FOR THE OMBUDSMAN AND ALSO
FOR THE ADDITIONAL.
RAIDEN ADJUSTMENT FOR M. AND M.
S. SP.
AND I'M LASTLY I JUST WANNA SAY
MANY YEARS AGO WHEN I FIRST
STARTED HERE.
I THOUGHT I WAS I WOULD BE ON
THE BEACH WATCHINGTHE SILVER
TSUNAMI HIT. AND UP MY FOUR
GRANDSONS NOW REMINDED ME THAT
I'M PART OF THAT WAVE.
SO JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND
ALSO DO A SHOUT OUT TO THE
DEPARTMENT OF.
AGING FOR ITS
IT'S WORK WITH ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS YOU HAVE BEEN
REALLY GOOD ENOUGH LOOK AT LOWER
CONLEY HERE BUT ALL ALL THE
STAFF AT DEPARTMENT OF AGING
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU WELCOME.
HELLO DOCTOR PAN THANK YOU. A
MONEY WAS CRISTINA BOSS HAMILTON
I'M HERE WITH ALL YOU W. ASKS ME
LOCAL THIRTY NINE THIRTY WE HAVE
MANY OF OUR PROVIDERS HERE IN
THE ROOM TODAY. WE JUST WANNA.
REALLY OUR SUPPORT FOR THESE.
INVESTMENT.
A PROPOSALS FOR OUR SENIORS THE
SENIORS IN OUR STATE I THINK
THEY'RE ALL VERY DESPERATELY
NEEDED INVESTMENT SO THAT'S THE
SENIOR NUTRITION AND. THE LONG
TERM CARE OMBUDSMAN AND THE
INCREASE FOR EMPHASIS.
HE CITES AND FUNDS FOR
ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE EDUCATION
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
GOOD UP THE NO COMMITTEE MEMBERS
MY NAME IS BARBARA COLEMAN AND
I'M PART OF.
OF SAINT ANTHONY POUNDAGE YOU
WHICH I'M SURE YOU ALL THEN
HEARD ALL BUT I'M THE OF
INDETERMINATE LA AREA AND A BUT
ALSO ON PALM UP APPEAR PROGRAM.
AND WHAT I DO IS TO REACH OUT TO
THE ONES THAT'S MULTIMEDIA THAT
DON'T COME IMPROVE SERVICES THAT
DON'T WANT.
DON'T SEEM TO WANT TO HELP BUT.
WITH CONSISTENT PROBING AND
TALKING.
AND THEY'RE TRYING TO SEE BUDGET
WELL BEING THAN WE DO HAVE A
GROUP IT THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU
DID ALREADY INTAKE WHICH YOU DO
IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME RECRUITING NAME GOOD
AFTERNOON AND GOOD MORNING. MY
NAME IS SECRET PEOPLE'S AND I'M
ON THE COUNCIL LEADERSHIP BOY
WITH THE BOSSY IS VERY ASIAN
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
ALMOST A MEMBER OF A COUPLE EASE
BUT HOUSING ORGANIZATION. I AM
RECIPIENT FOR.
LIKE SIX YEARS I'M SIXTY TWO
YEARS OLD I DON'T HAVE TIME TO
BE TRYING TO DO ILLEGAL STUFF
THAT'S ALL I CAN DO IT. AND THE
MONEY THAT WE GET IS NOT ENOUGH
WE HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT WE'RE
GOING TO PAY OUT BEATLES GET UP
FALL PAY OUR RENT DO PJ NEED
GOOD BUS PRINT BUS FARE.
MEDICINE WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH WE
MIGHT WANT TO TAKE THE KEY IS TO
DO SO GO TO DOLLAR TREE'S THAT'S
ONLY ABOUT. WE DON'T EVEN HAVE A
DOLLAR LEFT OVER THE MONEY.
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE I'M
ASKING FOR YOUR CONCERN AND YOUR
RESPONSIBILITY THE PLEASE LISTEN
TO WHAT WE SAY WE DON'T DONE
THIS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND
OVER WOULD BE HERE. ALMOST EVERY
YEAR FOOD THREE TIMES A DAY IF
WE COULD BUT I'M ASKING YOU
THANK YOU PLEASE UNDERSTAND WHAT
WE'RE SAYING YOU NEED TO BE IN
OUR SHOES AND SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE.
TO LIVE IN POVERTY AND HAVE
ENOUGH NOT ENOUGH MONEY WHAT WE
CAN EVEN DO ANYTHING WITH IT YOU
GOT SEVEN OF MONEY SO I AM I THINK IT'S ONLY FAIR
THAT ARE. PEOPLE WHO HAVE ARMED
THE WAYS AND MEANS TO HELP
OTHERS BECAUSE IT'S ONLY FAIR
WITHIN THE CONFIDENCE BOTH WOULD
BE GREAT. AND SOME HIGH EVER
ARMS WE MUST THINK ABOUT THE
PEOPLE OF SUCH FORTUNATE PEOPLE
WE COULDN'T NOT. BECAUSE AFTER
ALL. AS A SAYS TOO MUCH IS GIVEN
MUCH IS REQUIRED UP SO THINK
ABOUT THAT LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH GOTTEN.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME. CALIFORNIA SENIOR
LEGISLATURE.
I'VE SEEN FIRSTHAND THE
IMPORTANCE OF THE CONGREGATE
MEAL PROGRAM.
AS WELL AS MEALS ON WHEELS.
I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE A SLOGAN
IN CALIFORNIA NO SENIOR GOES
HUNGRY.
BONTA FULLY SUPPORT THIS SENIOR
LEGISLATURE FOR FULLY SUPPORTS
THE NUTRITION PROGRAM. I'VE
HEARD MANY STORIES OF THE
OMBUDSMAN AND THE IMPACT THAT
THEY HAVE FROM A MISTER JIM LEVY.
AND UP AGAIN TELL YOU THAT THAT
PROGRAM IS INVALUABLE. SO AGAIN.
CALIFORNIA SENIOR LEGISLATURE
SUPPORTS THE FUNDING EFFORTS FOR
EACH OF THESE PROGRAMS THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
RIGHT WELCOME.
I AGAIN MENEM'S CARRY.
AND I LIKE TO SPEAK ON OUR.
AGENT.
BECAUSE OF THE ME AGENT.
MENDOZA I JUST EXPERIENCE
SOMETHING THAT THERE IS NOW NO
BENCHES VOCAL PEOPLE DIDN'T EVEN
SIT DOWN OUT THERE.
LOVE. IN THE YOUNG PEOPLE WON'T
GET UP.
BUT THE PERSON NOW. IT WORK IN
THIS BILL EMPATHY PURCHASE A
MATERIALS DOWN AND LESS HAD GO
OUT DEAD AND IN A REAL LIVE
PEOPLE THEY STEP DOWN NO POKING
ABOUT NOBODY.
AND THE YOUNG PEOPLE JUST DON'T
CARE NO MORE.
EXPERIENCE THAT RIGHT AFTER.
THANK YOU.
OKAY.
.
ALRIGHT.
QUESTIONS ABOUT PUBLIC COMMENT.
ALRIGHT.
.
USUALLY ANY.
ANY RESPONSE FROM.
A DIDN'T SEE HIM THAT ALEJO
FINANCE ALRIGHT. OKAY WELL.
.
YOU KNOW I WANT THANK YOU SO
MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATIONS AND.
SO NOW FOR PUBLIC COMMENT WE
ARE GOING TO PUT EACH OF. THE
ITEMS.
WILL HOLD OPEN SO. THE AND WILL
PRIDE REVISIT THEM WHEN MAY
REVISE COMES OUT SO I WANT THANK
YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR
PRESENTATIONS AND I. ALSO I
THINK.
YOU'VE HEARD HOW IMPORTANT YOUR
AGENCY IS AND WHAT WE NEED TO DO
SO I THINK YOU FOR THE WORK HARD
WORK OF.
YOUR AGENCY AND SERVING ARE
SENIORS
CLEARLY WE NEED TO DO MORE
PLANNING TO DO MORE KNOW LOOK
FOR TO WORK WITH ELIA ON THAT AS
WELL MOVING FORWARD.
SO.
SO AGAIN THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
SO NEXT UP WE GONNA BRING UP
THAT THE CALIFORNIA SENIOR
LEGISLATURE.
SO I ACTUALLY DID USE AND THEN
AFTER WE FINISH THIS I'M GOING
TO DO A QUICK LITTLE LIKE
WITNESS SURVEY.
SOME STEP HOPEFULLY CAN GET.
SEVEN WHO IS PRESENTING. PER.
I JUST TALKED JUST SHOT HIMSELF
YEAH OKAY.
OKAY.
ALRIGHT.
SO FOR THAT WOULD HAVE THAT
CALIFORNIA SENIOR LEGISLATURE.
MOST EVERYONE INTRODUCE
THEMSELVES AND BEFORE YOU BEGIN.
IT'S I KNOW YOU'VE COME TO THE
PHONE BUT JUST FOR THE RECORD.
VOTERS AND TO SELF.
NINE.
SHE NEEDS ME.
I'M LOSING MY VOICE SO BEAR WITH
ME. I'M GOING TO CHANGE MY
SCRIPT HERE I STARTED WITH GOOD
MORNING THAT I TEAM ALWAYS BUT
WE START OFF WITH THAT WOULD TO
DO INTRODUCTIONS FIRST ROUND THE
TABLE SO FOR THE RECORD WHO'S
HERE AND THEN.
BEGIN YOUR TESTIMONIES.
I'M JOHN PORTER AND THE.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN CHAIR OF
THE JOINT RULES COMMITTEE
CALIFORNIA'S IN THE LEGISLATURE
THANK YOU ALEJO ACCURACY O. ILIO
ANY BALLOT LEO. AUDIENCE PIECE
PUSH ROD PARTNER FINANCE THEY
ARE MORE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
BACK YOU ALRIGHT YOU YOU CAN.
THANK YOU.
BUT CHAIRMAN PAN. SOONER MONNING
HAVE BELIEVE I BELIEVE.
I AS WELL AS A SENATOR STONE MY
NAME IS JOHN POINTER.
I'M BEFORE YOU TODAY TO SPEAK TO
THE CALIFORNIA SENIOR
LEGISLATURE THREE YEAR FINANCING
PLAN. THAT YOU ALL RECEIVED A
COPY OF.
THERE WERE THREE ISSUES THE PLAN
WAS TO ADDRESS MY FOCUS TODAY.
WILL BE ON TWO OF THOSE ISSUES.
PROGRESS IN DEVELOPING
ADDITIONAL FUNDING. AND REDUCING
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
LET ME START WITH FUNDING.
IN JULY TWENTY FOURTEEN SHOULD
ALSO COMPLETED A REPORT ON
FUNDING TO.
THREE.
THE REPORT WAS A RESULT OF A
CLIENT TAX CHECK OFF DONATIONS
AND TWENTY THIRTEEN. AND TWENTY
FOURTEEN.
THE FOCUS WAS ON ADDITIONAL
REVENUE SOURCES AS WELL AS
IMPROVING THE DONATIONS TO A
CALIFORNIA SENIOR LEGISLATURE
TAX CHECK OFF.
WE PURSUED SOME OF THOSE
APPROACHES HOWEVER.
THE CONCLUSION WAS.
THAT THE TAX CHECKOFF.
IS OUR BEST SOURCE OF FUNDING.
THE CSL IS PARTICIPATING IN THE
TAX CHECKOFF SINCE NINETEEN
EIGHTY THREE.
THERE'S BEEN A PRIMARY FUNDS
TRANSFER CSL DURING THE ENTIRE
HISTORY OF THE STATE AGENCY.
IN THE THREE YEAR FUNDING PLAN A
HISTORY OF DONATIONS OVER THREE
DECADES.
HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
HOWEVER.
SOMETHING CHANGED IN TWENTY
THIRTEEN.
CONTRIBUTIONS FELL TO TWO THREE
TWO HUNDRED THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND.
TWO HUNDRED FORTY SEVEN DOLLARS
AND SEE IF CELL FILL BELOW THE
MINIMUM CONTRIBUTION AMOUNT OF
TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND.
AND NEVER.
EXCEEDED THAT AMOUNT AGAIN.
DURING THE NEXT FOUR YEARS.
THE SAULTEAUX NATIONS FALL
EIGHTY ONE PERCENT.
FROM TWENTY ELEVEN TO TWENTY
FOURTEEN.
DONATIONS HAVE CONTINUED TO FALL
TO THE TWENTY SIXTEEN FIGURE. OF
SIXTY EIGHT THOUSAND NINE FIFTY.
COLLABORATION WITH THE FRANCHISE
TAX BOARD COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE
EFFECT RELATIONSHIP FOR THIS
PRODUCTION.
IN REVENUES.
AND I'M BILL WILDER BY THAT.
WITH THE PASSAGE OF AB FIVE
NINETEEN WHICH RETURNS HERE SO
THE TAX CHECKOFF. CSO CONTRACT
CONTRACT WITH THE VENDOR.
WITH A NINETY FOUR PERCENT
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION RATIO
WITHIN AND BRADSTREET.
TO DEVELOP AN AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
DURING THE TWENTY EIGHTEEN AND
NINETEEN FILING SEASON.
TO RETURN CONTRIBUTIONS TO
LEVELS.
PRIOR TO TWENTY THIRTEEN.
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY RESULTS ARE
AVAILABLE ENTER PORTRAIT
PROJECTING. DONATIONS FOR THE
ENTIRE YEAR.
TO TOP ONE HUNDRED FIFTEEN
THOUSAND DOLLARS SO WE'VE
EXCEEDED WE WE'RE PROJECTING
WILL EXCEED.
OUR CURRENT SIXTY SIXTY FIVE
THOUSAND AVERAGE FOR THE LAST
COUPLE OF YEARS.
WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS.
SO.
WELL THE PAST EFFORTS.
IN THE TEAM OF CSL DEAL EFFORT
HELLO A RESULT IN SOME. SAVINGS
IN STREAMLINING ORGANIZATIONAL.
AND PROGRAM ACTIVITIES.
IT DID NOT FIND A SOLUTION TO
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM.
FIXED COSTS.
THAT MAKEUP CMP ES AND PRO RATE
OF FEES
AND SALARY AND BENEFITS.
WE APPROACHED A NUMBER. OF
AGENCIES.
NO ONE.
WAS INTERESTED OR VOLUNTEERED.
I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF THEY DID.
.
SO SINCE I WAS FACED WITH THE
FOLLOWING.
SIXTY NINE PERCENT OF THE CSO
PROJECT EXPENDITURES AND TWENTY
SEVENTEEN EIGHTEEN. OUR STATE
FEES AS WELL A SALARY AND
BENEFITS ALMOST SEVENTY PERCENT.
EACH YEAR THE CITY'S TAKEN
INCREASING PORTION OF THE CSO
BUDGET.
AS DEMONSTRATED IN THE TABLE ON
PAGE FIVE OF THREE YEAR PLAN.
FROM FY TWENTY THIRTEEN FOURTEEN
TO TWENTY EIGHTEEN NINETEEN FIVE
YEARS.
CITY NPS HAS MORE THAN DOUBLED.
IF THIS TREND CONTINUES
SYMPISTIS PROJECT OF THE DOUBLE
AGAIN.
TWO OVER TWO HUNDRED TWELVE
THOUSAND DOLLARS WITHIN THE NEXT
FIVE YEARS.
THESE FEES WHEN COMBINED WITH
SALARY AND BENEFITS
SIMPLY CONSUME.
THE CSL BUDGET IN THE FUTURE.
THE SOLUTION.
THE CHALLENGE OF RAISING
DONATIONS TO STAY AHEAD OF THESE
CONTINUAL ESCALATING FEES
BECOMES OVERWHELMING. FORCE
YOURSELF.
NO ONE ORGANISATION CANCER FIVE
DISCRETIONARY SPENDING THAT IS
TO CONTINUALLY DECLINING WITH
EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR.
THE FUTURE IMPACT OF STATE FEES
ON CSL OPERATIONS RESULTANT CSL
SUBMITTING AT BCP.
IN COLLABORATION WITH DEAL AFTER
THE FEBRUARY TWENTY EIGHTEEN.
FOR A NEW APPROPRIATION.
OF CONSOLIDATED PROFESSIONAL
SERVICES CPS CENTRAL
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES THAT'S
PRO RATA.
AND PERMITTED STATE EMPLOYEE
SALARY AND BENEFITS.
THE B. CP OUTLINES A PROCESS
THAT INVOLVES TWO TIERS OF
FUNDING.
SENIOR FELLOW EXPENSES FIXED.
NON DISCRETIONARY EXPENSES.
BUT BASICALLY REPRESENTS YOUR
STATE FEES.
WOULD BE FUNDED USING GENERAL
FUNDS.
OTHER DISCRETIONARY EXPENSES
COMMONLY ASSOCIATED WITH THEY
DON'T SELL ADVOCACY AND
LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS WOULD BE
FUNDED FROM THE TAX CHECKOFF
PROGRAM.
SO WE'RE SEPARATING THE ADVOCACY
PIECE FROM THE GENERAL FUND.
THE THREE YEAR FINANCING PLAN ON
PAGE EIGHT IDENTIFIES CURRENT AN
ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR THE NEXT
THREE YEARS.
THE LATTER TWO YEARS ARE
PORTRAYED USING A TWO TIERED
SYSTEM.
THAT SYSTEM IS AS FOLLOWS.
FIXED NON DISCRETIONARY EXPENSES
REPRESENTING SALARY AND BENEFITS
AND STATE FEES.
AND TWENTY SEVENTEEN EIGHTEEN.
SALARY AND BENEFITS ARE A
HUNDRED AND SIX THOUSAND ONE
HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE DOLLARS.
IN TWENTY EIGHTEEN THEIR HUNDRED
AND TEN THOUSAND THREE EIGHTY
TWO. AND TWENTY NINETEEN HUNDRED
FOURTEEN THOUSAND.
STATE FEES ON THE OTHER HAND.
ARE I HUNDRED AND SIX THOUSAND
SEVEN FIFTEEN AND TWENTY
SEVENTEEN EIGHTEEN. HUNDRED AND
TWENTY FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN
HUNDRED FIFTEEN AND TWENTY
EIGHTEEN NINETEEN HUNDRED AND
FORTY FOUR THOUSAND SEVEN
HUNDRED FIFTEEN AND TWENTY
NINETEEN TWENTY.
AS A REMINDER.
STATE FEES IN THE TABLE I
REFERENCED EARLIER.
ELLEN TWENTY ELEVEN TWELVE OR
FORTY THREE THOUSAND. NINE
HUNDRED AND FIFTY ONE DOLLARS.
THE FOLLOWING ARE DISCRETIONARY
COST.
A AND THESE REMAIN. PRETTY MUCH
THE SAME IN ANY GIVEN YEAR.
FIRST OUR OPERATING COSTS THAT
NORMALLY INVOLVE RAINING
POSTAGE YOU INDICATIONS
INSURANCE ETCETERA SIXTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
MISSION ESSENTIAL TASK THE
PREPARATION SELECTION ANDSUBSEQUENT PROMOTION OF
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS REPRESENTS
THE CORE BUSINESS ACTIVITY FC
ITSELF. THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED THE
REPEAL OF THE LEDGE PROPOSALS IN
JUNE OF EACH YEAR SUBMITTED BY
OUR MEMBERS.
ANNUAL SESSION CONDUCTED IN
OCTOBER TO IDENTIFY THE TOP TEN
NORMALLY WE GET BETWEEN THIRTY
FIVE AND SEVENTY PROPOSING WE
DISTILL THOSE DOWN.
AND FINALLY LEGISLATOR VISITS IN
JANUARY AND FEBRUARY TO FIND
SPONSORS FOR THOSE TOP TEN.
THAT'S NINETY THOUSAND SO THE
TOTAL IS FLATLINE AT ABOUT A
HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND EACH YEAR.
SO IN CONCLUSION.
WE'VE TAKEN A NUMBER STEPS TO
ADDRESS REVENUE AND EXPENSES.
WE HAVE STREAMLINED SOME
PROCESSES AND I'VE SEEN
IMPROVEMENT IN TAX CHECKOFF
REVENUE.
HOWEVER AGAIN AND THE ELEPHANT
IN THE ROOM IS STATE FEES.
THE REALITY IS THAT CSL CAN
SKEWS ME CSO CAN RETURN
DONATIONS TO PRETTY TWENTY
THIRTEEN LEVELS.
ONLY TO SEE NON DISCRETIONARY
EXPENSES CONSUME MORE AND MORE
THE BUDGET EACH YEAR PRETTY MUCH
WE'RE JUST IN BUSINESS TO PAY
THE STATE FEES.
IT'S A REVOLVING DOOR.
OUR INTENT IS TO PROVIDE RELIEF
FROM INCREASING FIXED NON
DISCRETIONARY COST EXPENSES THAT
NOW REPRESENTS SIXTY EIGHT
PERCENT OF THE CSO EXPENDITURES.
AND ORDERS DIMINISHING
DISCRETIONARY COST.
AND EXPENSES USED TO ACCOMPLISH
THE CSO MISSION AND PROVIDE AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR SENATE CELL TO
REPEAT IT REBUILD ITS REVENUE
BASE THROUGH THE TAX CHECK OFF.
I. THE INTENT IS TO PROVIDE
RELIEF.
FROM THE FIX NON DISCRETIONARY
COST EXPENSES THAT ARE
INCREASINGLY DIMINISHING OUR
DISCRETIONARY COST EXPENSES.
I'VE ALSO BEEN ASKED TO SPEAK TO
CURRENT FINANCES TODAY.
SO I I WILL LET ME KEEP YOU CAN
WITH THE GENERAL FUND.
CSL RECEIVED
FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND
TEMPORARY FUNDING IN FISCAL YEAR
TWENTY SIXTEEN SEVENTY.
IT ROLLED OVER.
TWO WOMEN SIXTY FIVE THOUSAND TO
TWENTY SEVENTEEN EIGHTEEN.
IT WILL EXHAUST THOSE FUNDS
PRIOR TO JUNE THIRTIETH TWENTY
EIGHTEEN.
END OF THIS FISCAL YEAR.
SHOULD S. SELLERS RECEIVED AN
ADDITIONAL THREE HUNDRED AND
SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND PEPPERY
FUNDING IN TWENTY SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN.
IT WILL UTILIZE THREE HUNDRED
THOUSAND OF THOSE FUNDS TO
CONTINUE OPERATIONS IN TWENTY
EIGHTEEN NINETEEN.
IT HAVE SUBMITTED A PCP AND
FEBRUARY TWENTY EIGHTEEN
REQUESTING REAPPROPRIATION OF
THE OTHER COMPOUNDS. ATTITUDE
AND OF THE TWENTY SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN TEMPORARY FUNDING OF
THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE
THOUSAND.
ON PAGE EIGHT OF THE PLAN THE
CURRENT TWENTY SEVENTEEN
EIGHTEEN ACTUAL AN ESTIMATED
EXPENSES.
OUR THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY
FOUR THOUSAND AGAIN FOR TWENTY
SEVENTEEN EIGHTEEN.
THE ESTIMATED EXPENSES FOR
TWENTY EIGHTEEN NINETEEN OR A
THREE EIGHTY SIX ONE FIFTY SEVEN.
AND TWENTY NINETEEN TWENTY FOUR
HUNDRED AND EIGHT THOUSAND SEVEN
SEVEN FIVE.
THESE INCREASES THAT JUDGES
STATED.
ARE ALMOST CERTAINLY DOOMED TO
INCREASES IN THE NON.
OUR DISCRETIONARY EXPENSES.
CSL WILL NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT
FUNDS.
CARE TO COVER TWENTY NINETEEN
TWENTY EXPENSES.
THE TAX CHECKOFF FUND.
SO WE OPERATE OUT OF THE GENERAL
FUND WE USE THE TAX CHECKOFF IS
A RESERVE FUND.
WE DO THAT BECAUSE THE RESULT
THE TAX CHECKOFF CAN ROLL OVER
EVERY YEAR WITHOUT HAVING TO GO
BACK IN EACH YEAR AND ASK FOR
APPROVAL.
THE. TAX CHECKOFF FUND IS
CURRENTLY IN A HUNDRED AND SIX
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
AND.
.
THE FUND HAS BEEN UTILIZED AS A
RESERVE. AS I POINTED OUT
EARLIER AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO
DO THAT. AND TWENTY EIGHTEEN
NINETEEN.
THAT HUNDRED AND SIX DOES NOT
INCLUDE THE PROJECTED ONE
HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND. THAT
WE ARE ANTICIPATING FROM THE TAX
CHECKOFF FOR THE EIGHT TWENTY
EIGHTEEN TAX FILING SEASON.
SO.
IN CONCLUSION.
UNDER THE CURRENT FUNDING TO SEE
OURSELVES FULLY FUNDED THROUGH
TWENTY EIGHTEEN.
NINETEEN THERE CURRENTLY
INSUFFICIENT FUNDS TO COVER THE
TWENTY NINETEEN. TWENTY
EXPENDITURES HOWEVER THAT
PICTURE CHANGES.
THAT PICTURE CHANGES WITH THE
APPROVAL OF OUR PCP.
WHERE WE HAVE TO TEARS?
AND BASED ON THAT I'M ABLE TO
SPREAD THAT. AND I BELIEVE THE
ORGANIZATION WILL BE FUNDED AT A
MINIMUM THROUGH TWENTY TWENTY
FIVE.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS SIR.
THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR
PRESENTATION.
COMMENTS FROM.
AUDIO.
WE'VE REVIEWED THE FINANCE PLAN
AND AS MORE INFORMATION COMES
AVAILABLE LATER IN THE SPRING
REVERTS REGARDING THIS TWO
TIERED.
FUNDING SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
REVIEW THAT AS WELL AND PROVIDE
ANY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AS
NEEDED.
OKAY NQ PARA FINANCE.
YES WE'RE WE'RE CURRENTLY
REVIEWING THESE PROPOSALS BY THE
SPRING BUDGET PROCESS WE DON'T
HAVE ANYTHING TO SHARE AT THIS
TIME.
SO IN TERMS OF
BUT THERE'S ACTIVE DISCUSSIONS
GOING ON RIGHT NOW.
YES WE WERE IN THE POLLS.
OKAY.
ALRIGHT SO I GUESS LA CLERK ITEM
JUST A CLARIFICATION IS THAT
THERE THERE'S NOT ACTUALLY A BCP
AND FROM THE LEGISLATURE RIGHT
OKAY. YEAH I MEAN THAT'S.
BUT SO.
THE PLAN IS TO COME TO SOME.
RESOLUTION OF THAT PROPOSAL
AFTER MAY REVISE IT IS THAT WHY
SHOULD DISSIPATE.
YES
OKAY.
ALRIGHT QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT ANY QUESTIONS
OKAY ETHIC GUY ANY PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
ALRIGHT SEEING NONE.
.
I THINK THE SYMMETRY
PRESENTATION UNDERSTAND THAT
WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
HEALTH LEADERS RESOLUTION A
PROPOSAL BEFORE US AND MADE THAT
WILL CONTINUE TO SEE NO
LEGISLATURE NAY APPRECIATE YOUR
HARD WORK ON THIS.
BUT YOU MISTER CHAIRMAN THAT
YOUR CEREMONY BRIGITTE THANK YOU
THANKS VERY MUCH.
OKAY.
.
RIGHT.
SO I DID. BEFORE WE MOVE ON.
I ACTUALLY WANTED TO.
A QUICK CHECK IN HERE.
.
AND.
WHAT NORMALLY WOULD BE NEXT TO
IS A SET OF ITEMS?
?
FROM ADULT PIC SERVICE OUT RAN
STANDARDS NCC AB UNDERSTAND IS
ALSO A LOT OF WITNESSES FOR.
THE SSI ESSENCE P. ACTUALLY CAN
PEOPLE RAISE THEIR HANDS AND OF
PLAN TO TESTIFY IF ON THAT.
OKAY A AND I JUST SAYS.
OKAY AND THEN ACTUALLY HOW WE
PEOPLE CLAIM TO TESTIFY ON TERMS
ON THE ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
AND COMMUTER LICENSING OKAY.
ALRIGHT.
.
I'M TRYING TO AND I DON'T I'M
TRYING TO FIGURE HOW WE
ACCOMMODATE. PEOPLE I DON'T WANT
NAY REALIZE THE FOLKS WHO ARE
GONNA TESTIFY ON IT LIKE BUT TOM.
SO. WHY I THINK WE'RE GOING TO
DO IS IS THAT?
?
WE'RE GONNA. ACTUALLY IS HERE S.
ASIDE AS THIS P. NEXT AND THEN
THE WORLD TO SITES SS AND THEN
WE'LL COME BACK TO.
THE OTHER ITEMS. WHAT WE'RE ALSO
GOING TO DO JUST BECAUSE?
AND GIVE US A LOW PATIENTS UP
HERE.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE
MINUTE STRETCH BREAK BATHROOM
BREAK. HIS SOME OF US NEEDED AND
THEN WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND
START OFF.
HE AYE ISSUE
NO FIVE ONE EIGHT OO SO LET'S
FIVE MINUTE BREAK AND THEN WE'RE
GOING TO GO.
.
DO SS I SS P. FOLLOWED STAND.
TITUS ARE SO. RIGHT GIVING
I.
SO.
IF WE ARE GOING TO GO MOVE ON TO
ITEM FIVE ONE EIGHT OF THE FARM
SOCIAL SERVICES.
CRIMINAL SECURITY INCOME STATE
SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS AT SO WILL
HAVE ISSUE NUMBER SIXTY OVERVIEW
DO WE HAVE.
THAT WILL MOVE LOATH TO OUR
QUESTIONS AND WE LEARNED ISSUE
SEVEN HOUSING DISPLAY ADS HE
PROGRAM WILL THEN TAKE PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THOSE TWO ITEMS
TOGETHER. AND THEN WILL HAVE HER
PROPOSALS FOR INVESTMENTS.
PRESENTATIONS WE HAVE TO THOSE
AND THEN WILL TAKE PUBLIC
COMMENT AFTER THE INVESTMENTS
THAT HAVE COME ABOUT THE
INVESTMENTS YOU CAN WAIT TILL
AFTER FOR THAT ONE.
AND THEN WE'LL MOVE ON TO IN
HOME SUPPORT SERVICES SO. LET'S
GO AHEAD AND BEGIN WITH
INTRODUCTIONS SO THAT'S THE
OVERVIEW OF SS I SS P.. ARE
WELCOME.
A WILL LIKE BORN DIRECTOR OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
DEBBIE THOMPSON A DEPUTY
DIRECTOR ADULT PROGRAMS DIVISION.
I JACQUI BRASILIA.
GINNY BELLA ILIO.
DAILY WITH FINANCE THANK YOU A
WELCOME DIRECTOR REPORT ON
POCKET THAT ARM.
THE SS I SS P. PROGRAM IS A VERY
VERY IMPORTANT PART OF THE STATE
SAFETY NET AND I'M GOING TO TURN
IT OVER TO MISS THOMPSON WHO
WILL BE JUST ABOUT AS BRIEF.
I DID.
POINTS THAT IS OVER BASIC.
TENETS OF THE PROGRAM IS SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT CASE LOAD.
.
FOR BY.
INFORMATION ABOUT THAT FUNDING.
THE TWO THE FISCAL YEAR TWO
THOUSAND SEVENTEEN EIGHTEEN TEN
BILLION.
ABOUT THE SAME THING IN TWO
THOUSAND EIGHTEEN NINETEEN.
.
TALKS ABOUT THE PAYMENT
STANDARDS IN TWO THOUSAND
EIGHTEEN WHERE IT NINE TEN WAS
THE MOST COMMON LEASE PAYMENTS
STANDARD. FOR AN INDIVIDUAL
THAT'S SHOULDN'T GO TO NINE
THIRTY IN TWO THOUSAND NINETEEN
FOR COUPLES FIFTEEN THIRTY TWO
AND EIGHTEEN AND UP TO FIFTEEN
SIXTY TWO AND NINETEEN.
PROVIDES A LITTLE BIT
INFORMATION ON THE NEXT SLIDE
ABOUT THE PERCENT TO. FEDERAL
POVERTY LEVEL GUIDELINES THAT
COMPARISON FOR BOTH THE
INDIVIDUAL AND THE COUPLE THE
INDIVIDUAL. THIS YEAR ABOUT
EIGHTY NINE PERCENT OF THAT AND
ABOUT NINETY. NEXT YEAR AND THE
COUPLE BE ABOUT A HUNDRED ELEVEN
BOTH YEARS JUST SLIGHT SLIGHT
DIFFERENCE THERE. GIVE SOME
INFORMATION ON THE NEXT COUPLE
OF PAGES ABOUT THAT.
COLA HISTORIES THAT HAVE GONE ON
IN LAST NUMBER OF YEARS.
AND TALKS A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
SOMETHING THAT I THINK WILL BE
COVERED WITH ONE OF THE
INVESTMENTS AROUND THE CASH OUT.
AND SO I'D I'D ACTUALLY ASK OUR
KILEY SUTTON TO JUST JOIN US AND
QUICKLY A. UPDATE YOU ON THE
HOUSING DISABILITY PROGRAM.
OKAY WELL ACTUALLY BEFORE WE
MUCH GO AHEAD SIT DOWN.
SO ON THE OVERVIEW AYE AND
COMES FROM LA JOH.
I THINK WE WOULD NOTICE THAT OUR
ESTIMATE OF THE CPI ON THE
FEDERAL LEVEL THAT WOULD BE USED
THAT PROVIDE A GRANT INCREASE TO
THAT FEDERAL PORTION OF THE
GRANT THE SSI PORTION OF THE
GRANT IS SLIGHTLY LOWER. THAN
THE GOVERNOR'S.
BUDGET ESTIMATE.
MONNING OKAY ANY QUESTIONS ON
THE OF REVIEW THEM ALRIGHT BUT
TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON THEN TO
ISSUED NUMBER SEVEN HOUSIN
DISPLAY CAPPED THE PROGRAM.
THINKING I'M SENATOR EWING
TRADUZIR SELF BUT FOR THE RECORD
I CERTAIN THE BRANCH CHIEF FOR
OUR HOUSING HOMELESSNESS AND
CIVIL RIGHTS BRIDGES.
AND SO WE.
.
JUST A QUICK REMINDER FOR FOLKS
IS THE FORTY FIVE MILLION DOLLAR.
ALLOCATION OF THE ONE TO ONE
COUNTY MATCH.
FUNDS WILL BE SPENT FROM AND AS
OF THIS JULY THROUGH JUNE
THIRTIETH TWENTY TWENTY.
SO WE SENT OUT AN RFP IN
JULY WITH A NOVEMBER DEADLINE WE
RECEIVED FORTY ONE APPLICATIONS.
FROM COUNTIES THIRTY NINE OF
THOSE COUNTIES WERE FUNDED.
AS OF FEBRUARY FOR OUR FIRST
INITIAL ROUND. THERE IS OF
ALMOST THREE MILLION DOLLARS
LEFT FOR A COMPETITIVE ROUND I'M
SO NOT A TINY BUT AT A DECENT
AMOUNT THAT WILL BE TRYING TO
GET OUT HERE EITHER BY. THE END
OF THIS MONTH OR EARLY APRIL ON
THAT WILL BE THE FULL THE FULL
ALLOCATION FOR FOR FOLKS AND WE
HAVE BY THE COUNTIES IN ALREADY
FOR AN INITIAL.
GATHERING LEARNING FORM AT THE
END OF JANUARY SORT OF TO GET
FOLKS UP AND RUNNING ON THIS IT
IS.
A LITTLE BIT OF A COMPLICATED
PROGRAM SO IT'S REALLY HELPFUL
TO GET THE CONTIES TOGETHER AND
AND TALK THROUGH HOW THEY'RE
THINKING ABOUT IMPLEMENTING ITS
WE'VE DONE THAT. ALREADY IN OUR
CARL WILL BE DOING SORT OF
MONTHLY CALLS WITH A WEAPON OURS
WITHOUT MOVING FORWARD.
TO SORT OF MAKE SURE THAT
THEY'RE IMPLEMENTING
APPROPRIATELY.
AND IF THERE'S.
YOU BET YOUR QUESTION THEN THAT
I CAN TRY TO ADDRESS A
THOUGHTFUL.
AND THAT'S OUR OF THE IN THE
UPDATE FOR FOR FEEDBACK FROM
COUNTIES WERE.
WERE DOING SOME PRETTY
CONSISTENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANT
WITH THEM SO WE'RE HEARING SORT
OF INFORMAL FEEDBACK QUITE
FREQUENTLY WERE HOPING TO START
GETTING SOME DATA FROM THEM.
.
PROBABLY BY THE END OF APRIL
IT'LL BE AND THE IMPLEMENTATION
POP UP A PROCESS WERE EXPECTING
WILL TAKE A LITTLE BIT AT TIMES
ARE NOT. REALLY EXPECTING TO SEE.
CONCRETE NUMBERS FROM FROM THEM
PUBLIC.
SING INITIAL.
ONES FOR COUNTIES IT'S RIVER UP
AND RUNNING QUICKLY I'M
HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF APRIL
BUT.
.
A LITTLE BIT OF INFORMAL
FEEDBACK IN THE IN THE MEANTIME
ON THAT AND AND THEN IN THE
TERMS OF OF SPREADING THE BEST
PRACTICES. AYE THAT IS REALLY
WHERE WE'VE WE FOUND FROM OTHER
PARTS OF HOUSING PROGRAMS AT THE
LEARNING FORUMS ARE IS A REALLY
GREAT WAY FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. SO
WILL EXPECT HAVE PROBABLY TO
THOSE ANNUALLY THROUGH THE
COURSE OF THIS PROGRAM TO GET
EVERYONE TOGETHER FACE TO FACE.
DO MONTHLY WEBINARS OF ALL OF
THEM AND AND THAT I'D HAVE BEEN
GOING OUT AND DOING SITE VISITS
WITH ALL OF THE COUNTIES AND SO
WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF SORT
OF BUBBLING UP BEST PRACTICES IN
AN INFORMAL WAY THAT.
THE OTHER QUESTIONS.
ALL RIGHT NOW.
QUESTIONS
MEMBERS HERE.
OKAY SO I KNOW PEOPLE EAGER FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT SO WE'RE GONNA
TAKE IT FOR BOTH.
BOTH ITEMS SO BOTH THAT ISSUES
AND.
BUT THE OVERVIEW AND ALSO THE H.
DAPA. OF PRESENTATION SO IF YOU
CAN TRY TO GET AND KEEP IT AT.
AT A MINUTE APPRECIATE SO
WELCOME INTRODUCE YOURSELF
PLEASE.
AND.
AND MEMBERS AYE INTERCHANGE IN
THE CONFERENCE'S ASIAN FOOD
BANKS TIME IS REALLY OF THE
ESSENCE WE WOULD. WE NEED
EVERYONE TO TESTIFY WHO'S COME
UP FROM THE BAY AREA RIGHT NOW
ON ISSUE EIGHT IF THAT'S
LLOWABLE. ON PEOPLE THE BUS
NEEDS FOR EVEN JUST A FEW.
WELL WE I'M WE HAVE TO HEAR IT.
WHEAT WE SHOULD HEAR THE
INVESTMENT SO IF IT SO WE DO
HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE ONLINE
AGAIN IF YOU'RE HERE TO TESTIFY
ON THE INVESTMENT PROPOSALS.
YOU SHOULD WAIT TILL WE GET TO
THAT ITEM.
THAT WILL HELP SHORTEN THIS
LINE IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY
COMMENTING ABOUT THE OVERVIEW
AND A STEP PROGRAM THEN THIS IS
THE TIME TO TO GET PUBLIC
COMMENT.
WELL.
RIGHT SO ANYONE GIVING PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THIS
TWO ITEMS.
OKAY YES SORRY I SEE ONE PERSON.
BUT WE ARE ALL OKAY YOU KNOW YOU
ARE HERE FOR GARY OKAY WELL
WHOEVER.
RIGHT OKAY SO WHOEVER'S FIRST
PLEASE COME UP BEEN.
AND THEN TESTIFY.
HELLO I'M MORE TENSE YEAH. I'M
AYE NOW IT CAN'T FROM SAINT
MARY'S CENTER.
I MAYBE FIVE YEARS ALL I'VE BEEN
COMING HERE A LONG TIME.
I'M GETTING FRUSTRATED COMING UP
HERE OR ENCOURAGES TO THE STATE
SOCIAL SECURITY AND ONLY GETTING
ONE OR TWO.
US DOLLARS FIGHTING FOR PARODY
OF. RENTS FOR SENIORS.
I AM THINKING WE NEED VOTING
SYSTEM CHANGE.
BECAUSE IT IS NOT WORKING FOR
THE PEOPLE.
THE PARTIES ARE BICKERING OVER
LITTLE THINGS THAT DON'T MATTER
FOR THE PEOPLE SUFFER. GO HUNGRY
AND HAVE TO LIVE OUTSIDE.
BECAUSE HOUSING IS SO EXPENSIVE.
SO I ASK YOU WHAT ARE PEOPLE
SUPPOSED TO DO.
I OFTEN HEAR YOU TELL US THAT
YOU UNDERSTAND.
BUT I WANT YOU TO CHANGE A BAD
TO SHOW THAT YOU UNDERSTAND BY
YOUR ACTIONS.
I WANT TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM
AFTER TWO YEARS IN OFFICE NO
MATTER WHO IT IS. WERE THOSE
THAT DO NOT SHOW THAT THEY
UNDERSTAND BY MAKING CHANGES ARE
REMOVED FROM OFFICE. FOR
LEGISLATORS THAT HELP POOR
PEOPLE. PASSING GOOD POLICY.
THEY CAN STAY THERE FOR TERM.
YOU CAN STARPOINT ROTECTING
SENIORS TODAY. WE WON A HUNDRED
DOLLARS FOR A HUNDRED PERCENT.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING.
RIGHT WELCOME THANK YOU WELCOME.
THANKS.
BUT WELCOME PLEASE BEEN GOOD
AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMAN.
I GUESS I WANT TO SAY FIRST OF
ALL ME TO TO.
ARGENTEA ARM HOWEVER MY NAME IS
SISTER MARILYN MEET OUR AND I'M
HERE WITH THEM. SAID MARY CENTER
TODAY I'M ALSO A FORMER MEMBER
OF THE ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY
FOOD BANK BOARD.
OF.
WE'VE HEARD A LOT OF NUMBERS
THIS AFTERNOON I THINK OUR GROUP
HAS BEEN HERE. DURING ALL OF THE
TESTIMONIES TODAY.
BUT BEHIND THOSE NUMBERS THERE
ARE CASES
AND THERE ARE PEOPLE.
AND THAT'S WHAT I REALLY WANT TO
CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO TODAY. A
THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU ARE
DOING CERTAINLY FOR SENIORS.
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
HOWEVER I WANNA ASK YOU TO
REMEMBER.
IN ALL OF YOUR.
.
S..
IN IN IN ALL OF YOUR TALK SENATE
ALL OF YOUR CONVERSATIONS TO BE
MINDFUL OF. THE POOREST AND THE
MOST VULNERABLE AMONG US.
WE COME FROM OAKLAND.
WE.
WALK AMONG PEOPLE ON THE STREET.
ALL DAY LONG.
MANY OF WHOM ARE SENIORS.
SOME OF WHOM I STOP AND TALK
WITH.
WE ARE VETERANS OUT ON THE
STREET.
.
THIS IS JUST TOTALLY
UNACCEPTABLE AND I WOULD INVITE
YOU TO COME TO SAY MERRY CENTER
IN THE MIDDLE OF ALL OF THAT
ANYTIME YOU'RE IN OAKLAND. SO
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME THANK YOU THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
IT AFTERNOON AGAIN MY NAME WITH
BEVERLY.
BEVERLY WESTBROOK I CAME TO SAY
THAT I'M STAND AN APARTMENT
ACROSS THE STREET FROM SAINT
MARY'S. EVEN DORM ACROSS THE
STREET FROM SAINT MARY'S SAY
MERRY STILL HAVE TO HELP ME.
MY NGUYEN IS SAFE WARRANT IS
SIX HUNDRED EIGHTY ONE DOLLARS
AND ALL I'M RECEIVING IS. NINE
NINETY FIVE THAT'S NO HELP TO ME
WELL HOW NOT FINISHED PAN THE
RENT.
MY P. GENIE THERE'S HARDLY NO
MONEY LEFT FOR ANYTHING ELSE TO
DO SO I'M ASKING YOU WOULD YOU
SUPPORT THAT HUNDRED DOLLARS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND THANKS
FOR LISTENING TO ME SPEAK UP.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
GOOD AFTERNOON AND
I AM MY GUITAR WOULD FEEL I'M
ALSO FROM SAINT MARY'S.
AND.
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT
OUT THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE
AND DOING WHATEVER YOU DO.
BUT I WOULD JUST I HEARD EARLIER
SAY THAT THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT
WHO WELL. WHAT'S HAPPENED
UNCERTAINTIES.
I'LL I WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO ES
IT WELL FOR ONE THING NINE
HUNDRED DOLLARS FOUR HUNDRED
PERCENT WOULD BE IRAQ.
BED. AND.
DOING WHAT YOU DO AND MAKING
YOUR DECISIONS.
THAT THERE BE NO UNCERTAINTIES.
BECAUSE.
UNCERTAINTIES WON'T HELP US HERE
AND YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO.
MAKE YOUR DECISIONS BASED ON
CERTAINTY.
AND WITH THOSE SALUTE
CERTAINTIES AYE ACTS THAT YOU
HAVE THE CORRECT OUR RIGHTS
SPIRIT.
TO GO WITH THE CERTAINTY
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU WELCOME.
GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN MY NAME'S
BAIL.
I AM.
COHEN SEAN WITH EVERYBODY UP
HERE BECAUSE I'VE BEEN WHICH ST
MARY'S HER FOR YEARS COMING UP
HERE.
AND AGAIN I SAID ONLY THING
CHANGE. WAS TO PRICES BECOME
YOUNGER I DON'T KNOW WHAT
HAPPENED TO EDDIE OWENS.
THEY PROBABLY OUT HERE.
BUT.
IF YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT
THIS MUCH WORK.
I GIVE A HUNDRED DOLLARS. HOW DO
YOU GET PAID?
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
A GOOD AFTERNOON SENATORS AYE
NOT FROM SAINT MARY'S MY NAME IS
FRAN SMITH I'M REPRESENTING
YELLOW HEALTHY AGING ALLIANCE
FOR ONE OF THE TWO HUNDRED
ORGANIZATIONS PART OF
CALIFORNIANS FOR SS I. AM ALSO
ONE OF THE VICE PRESIDENTS OF
THE CALIFORNIA ALLIANCE RETIRED
AMERICANS. I'M HERE TO TALK TO
YOU TODAY ABOUT SSI.
SIXTY YEARS AGO I BECAME THE
PARENT OF ONE IN A COUPLE YEARS
LATER ANOTHER ONE AND I HAD A
DAUGHTER WITH MULTIPLE
DISABILITIES AND A SON WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. AND
I LEARNED THAT THE SERVICES THAT
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO GET ONE
ALWAYS PROVIDED THE WAY THEY
WERE SUPPOSED TO BE PROVIDED AND
I HAD TO FIGHT.
AND YOU KNOW THE YEARS GO ON AND
WE STILL HAVE SERVICES AT ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE ONE WAY AND
THEY'RE NOT.
IN TWO THOUSAND NINE IT WAS
WRONG FOR THE STATE TO BALANCE
ITS BUDGET BY TAKING MONEY AWAY
FROM PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON SSI OR
IS SD I. IT WAS WRONG THEN IT'S
BEEN WRONG THING WITH.
THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS WHEN NOBODY
GOT A RAISE IT WAS AN INSULT
WHEN THEY GOT A RAISE FOR AN
INDIVIDUAL OF FOUR DOLLARS AND
THIRTY TWO CENTS AND A COUPLE OF
ELEVEN DOLLARS AND SOMETHING. WE
CERTAINLY SUPPORT THE INCREASE
OF A HUNDRED DOLLARS A MONTH TO
GET THEM TO A HUNDRED. PERCENT
OF POVERTY RIGHT NOW PEOPLE ON
SSI RESIST DE AYE ARE LIVING AT
NINETY PERCENT BELOW POVERTY
WITH EXCESS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR
BUDGET RIGHT NOW. LET'S GIVE IT
BACK TO THEM.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
NO ONCE AGAIN MY NAME IS ARE
STEVEN CLARKE.
I'M A WRITER.
I'M A POET.
I'M A PRODUCER.
I'M A VETERAN.
I BALLING PEERED.
MY MY NIECE SHARED SOMETHING
WITH ME.
OVER TEXT THAT SHE WAS NOT EVEN
INVOLVED IN CONVERSATION SO I
THOUGHT.
SHE TOLD ME WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY
UNCLE.
UNCLE STEVE TRESCA.
WE KNOW POWER.
CAN CORRUPT A CHILD.
CHOICES IN MY.
ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
CRITICS.
PLEASE REALIZE COMMENTER
COMMENTARY. IN CERTAIN CIRCLES
COULD CALLS AND ON INTENDED.
RETRIBUTION.
VENGEANCE VENGEANCE.
RESTS.
WITH OUR GOD.
I AM VOLUNTEERED. AS A YOUNG
PERSON.
TO SERVE. AS A SOLDIER.
NOT UNDERSTANDING WHAT INFANTRY
IS.
BUT PEOPLE WOULD BAN. MY MOTHER
GAVE ME A DECISION.
I CHOSE AT WHAT. AS WHAT SHE
CONSIDERED A MAN.
THAT.
WHICH.
I CONSIDER RELEVANT
TO LIFE.
SCHOOL.
CAREER.
AND GOT.
IT IS TO THIS POINT.
OF WHAT SHE CONSIDERED.
THE TURNING POINT IN A CHILD'S
LIFE.
I SPEAK THIS DAY.
AND THIS MOST CRITICAL.
TIME IN LIFE.
HER.
OKAY.
THAT'S RIGHT.
IS THAT MY DOT. NET.
THANK YOU THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
HELLO I'M HERE AGAIN I WANT TO
THANK ALL OF YOU FIRST AND
FOREMOST BECAUSE I KNOW IT MUST
BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR THE
POSITION THE TURIN. AND I KNOW I
ONLY HAVE A FEW MINUTES TO TRY
TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION ON ALL OF
YOU. BUT I JUST WANNA TELL YOU
THAT.
I NEVER EXPECTED TO HAVE TO
STEMMING.
MY PARENTS ARE YALE GRADUATES.
MY MOTHER WAS THE THIRD AFRICAN
AMERICAN WOMAN TO EVER GRADUATE
FROM YALE. I WAS IN EVERY
MAGAZINE AS A CHILD BECAUSE MY
MOTHER WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN
AMERICAN FEMALE. EXECUTIVE IN
THIS COUNTRY YOU HIGH STAND HERE
HOMELESS.
I URGE TO TO BE INVOLVED WITH
WHAT'S GOING ON IN OAKLYN PEOPLE
ARE LOSING THEIR HOMES.
PEOPLE WERE ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE.
AND I GOT ON A BUS TODAY TO TRY
TO MAKE AN IMPRESSION UPON YOU
TO PLEASE GET INVOLVED.
PEOPLE ARE BACKING YOU FOR A
HUNDRED DOLLARS.
FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS ARE BAGGING
IT AND I STAND HERE.
WITH MY HEART HEAVY.
PLEASE THING.
PLEASE PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT'S
HAPPENING IN THIS COUNTRY.
PEOPLE AREN'T STARVING AMID
DYING.
YOU IF YOU HAVE THE POWER TO DO
SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
PLEASE TAKE.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
HIGHER AM I'M GONNA NORMALLY BUT
IS WITH A CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES FOR A TEST
THAT'S AND WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF
ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR AS A
ZIONIST SP. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
HI MY NAME IS HELEN BUCK CULTS
I'M PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF
THE SENIORS SUPPORT PROGRAM.
OF THE TRI VALLEY WE SEEMED TO
BE A VERY FORGOTTEN AREA. OR IN
EASTERN ALAMEDA.
AT DO TO THE BUDGET CUTS AND SO
FORTH WE ARE REALLY SUFFERING WE
SERVICE.
XTC EVAN HUNDRED SENIORS OF ALL
ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS.
WE TRY TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR
FINANCES AS WELL.
WE HAVE FIFTEEN HUNDRED THAT
WE'RE SITTIN ON THAT'S HOMELESS.
AND THIS ISN'T VILLAGES THAT
PEOPLE THINK ARE WEALTHY. THEY
REALLY THINK THAT THOSE OF US
THAT LIVE IN EASTERN ALAMEDA
COUNTY BECAUSE WE HAVE BECOME
BECAUSE THIS WITH OTHER BIG
HOMES.
BIG EXPENSIVE HOMES THAT THERE'S
NO NEED.
THERE'S A GREAT NEED OUT THERE.
WE HAVE HOMELESS LIKE EVERYONE
ELSE.
OUR SENIORS ARE EL WE SERVE THEM
IN THE HOME.
WE HAVE TWENTY FOUR PART TIME
WORKERS WE HAVE TWELVE FULL TIME
PROFESSIONALS THEY GO INTO THESE
HOMES AND WORK WITH THESE SENIOR
SO THEY CAN MAINTAIN THEIR
DIGNITY AND STAY AT HOME.
WE ASK YOUR HELP.
THEY A A HAS CUT US TREMENDOUSLY.
AND WE DO ACTS THAT YOU SUPPORT
THE BUDGET THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU I'M COMING REBECCA I
WORK AT SEEN ANTONY FOUNDATION
WHERE AND HOW THE TENDERLOIN
NEIGHBORHOOD IN SAN FRANCISCO.
.
WE'VE BEEN AROUND FOR ABOUT
SIXTY SEVEN YEARS AND ONE OF OUR
BIGGEST PROGRAMS AS OUR FREE
MEAL PROGRAM WE SERVE ABOUT
TWENTY FOUR HUNDRED MEALS A DAY
ON AVERAGE.
MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT COME TO
SAINT ANTHONY'S FOR HOPE ARE
PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE SSI.
.
PEOPLE THAT RECEIVE SSI WE SEE
EVERYDAY AND THEY'RE STRUGGLING
WITH POVERTY WITH HUNGER
HOMELESSNESS.
LACK OF ABILITY TO AFFORD BASIC
NEEDS
THINGS LIKE DOING LAUNDRY BUYING
TOILET PAPER.
BUYING TOOTHPASTE TOOTHBRUSH
SOAP ARE OUT OF REACH FOR PEOPLE
ON SSI BECAUSE GRANT LEVELS ARE
SO LOW.
WHO I WAS HERE BACK IN TWO
THOUSAND EIGHT WHEN THE
LEGISLATURE WAS DISCUSSING
MAKING A LOT OF THE CUTS THAT
WERE MADE AND WHAT WAS SAID WAS?
WE WISH THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO
DO THIS AND IF THERE IS ANY WAY
THAT WE COULD. AVOID DOING THIS
WE WOULD AVOID IT BUT WE JUST
ARE IN SUCH BAD ECONOMIC TIMES
WE HAVE A DEFICIT WE JUST HAVE
TO WE HAVE TO CUT. AS A SIGH NOW
WE'RE IN A SURPLUS.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SUFFERING AS A
RESULT OF THESE OF OF THE CUTS
TO THE GRANTS AND THE TIME IS
NOW TO REINVEST IN OUR SENIORS
AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN
OUR COMMUNITIES THAT GIVE.
YOU.
WELCOME.
I SENATORS I AM SHANTI PRASADA I
AM WITH ALAMEDA COUNTY COMMUNITY
FOOD BANK IN OAKLAND AND ALSO
CALIFORNIANS FOR SSI IN THE
CALIFORNIA HUNGER ACTION
COALITION.
LAKE COLLEEN SAID OUR FOOD BANK
SINCE THE RECESSION AND THE SSI
CUTS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A
DRASTIC INCREASE.
OF PEOPLE VISITING OUR PANTRIES
WHO ARE ON SSI. AND WE HAVEN'T
BEEN ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE
DEMAND I WANNA TELL YOU ABOUT
TYPICALLY THURLOW FROM OAKLAND
CALIFORNIA WHO'S ON SSI AND
CAN'T BE HERE TODAY.
COMPLETE TOLD ME YESTERDAY THAT.
THE CUTS TO SSI TEN YEARS AGO
CAUSED THE BEGINNING OF HER
DECLINE. IT WAS THE DEATH STROKE.
HER INCOME WAS CUT BY THIRTEEN
PERCENT IN TWO THOUSAND EIGHT
AND I'M SURE YOU KNOW THAT SSI
RECIPIENTS DON'T RECEIVE FOOD
STAMPS HOW FRESH.
HIS LAST TEETH BUT SHE CAN'T
REPLACE HER HOME IS FALLING
APART AND SHE CAN'T FOR TO MAKE
ANY FIXES. LAST YEAR SHE
SUFFERED FROM A DEBILITATING
BIKE ACCIDENT AND SHE IS NOW IN
A WHEELCHAIR.
SHE'S NOT HERE TODAY BECAUSE HER
CAR WITH HER WHEEL CHAIR WAS
STOLEN ON MONDAY.
THIS IS THE STATE OF AFFAIRS FOR
OUR SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES
IT'S UNETHICAL AND IT MAKES ME
FEEL ASHAMED.
WE MUST HAVE ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
FOR ONE HUNDRED PERCENT AS
SENATOR STONE SAID THESE ARE
HUMANITARIAN ESSENTIAL ROLES OF
GOVERNMENT. THIS IS
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY.
MOST PEOPLE ON SSI ARE WOMEN OF
COLOR MANY HAVE WORKED ALL THEIR
LIVES FOR LOW WAGES LIKE MY MOM
WHO WAS ON SSI WHO PASSED AWAY
IN TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN IN FRESNO
CA.
THIS IS A WOMEN'S RIGHTS ISSUE
AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE ISSUE A
RACIAL JUSTICE ISSUE AND A HUMAN
RIGHTS ISSUE AND CALIFORNIA
NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING.
IT'S YEAR THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU WELCOME.
HI I'M CHRIS DELUDE CASEY WITH
THE MERCY BROWN BAG PROGRAM ALSO
ON THE BOARD OF THE ALAMEDA
COUNTY COMMUNITY FOOD BANK AND
WITH THE CALIFORNIANS FOR SSI.
WE ARE HERE TO ASK FOR A HUNDRED
DOLLARS FOR EACH OF THE
RECIPIENTS AND I A. THAT MEANS
BRINGING THEM TO A HUNDRED
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY
LEVEL AND WE ALL KNOW THAT. THE
FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL IS NOT
ENOUGH TO LIVE ON SO WE'RE
ASKING YOU JUST TO TAKE AWAY A
LITTLE BIT OF THEIR SUFFERING. I
WORK WITH ABOUT FIVE THOUSAND
SENIORS IN ALAMEDA COUNTY AND
ABOUT SIXTY TO SEVENTY PERCENT
OF THEM ARE ON SSI AND WE'RE THE
ONLY SOURCE OF GROCERIES BECAUSE
THEY DON'T GET FOODS.
SO I ASK THAT YOU GIVE THEM THIS
MONEY YOU WILL SEE A RETURN IT'S
VERY VERY COST EFFECTIVE.
THIS LITTLE BIT OF MONEY TO
EACH PERSON WILL MAKE HUGE
DIVIDENDS IN THEIR HEALTH IN
THEIR STRESS IN THE ENTIRE
COMMUNITY LIFE THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
HELLO MY NAME IS KILEY HOMIE
I'M FIFTEEN YEARS OLD AND SO I'M
A USED IN OAKLAND CALIFORNIA.
AND I BELIEVE YOU SHOULD
INCREASE THE SS P. TWO HUNDRED
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY
LEVEL. EVEN THAT CAN DO A GREAT
IMPACT IN THAT QUALITY OF LIFE
FOR THESE PEOPLE.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME THAT AFTERNOON
COMMITTING AND THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND
LISTENING TO ALL OF ITS BECAUSE
WERE ALL ASKING YOU FOR MONEY.
SO I APPRECIATE THAT.
OKAY MY NAME IS SAAD VIRGINIA
FAIR ON MY TUMMY I AM AN ART
SILENT HERE.
I LIVE HERE IN SACRAMENTO I
VOTED FOR SENATOR PM. I DON'T
KNOW IF THAT HELPS OUR CAUSE BUT.
YEAH I'M GOING TO PLAY RICARDO
HAD VOTE CAN.
ALRIGHT ANYWAY I I DO KNOW QUITE
A FEW PEOPLE HERE IN TOWN THAT
ARE ON SSI AND IT SAYS P.. I'M
JUST GONNA TALK ABOUT ONE FRIEND
OF MINE MARY SHE. HAS HAD
DEBILITATING MIGRAINE HEADACHES.
ALL HER LIFE.
SHE IS UNABLE TO WORK.
AND A WIN SHE HAS THESE BOUTS
WITH HER MIGRAINES SHE CANNOT
EVEN STAND UP AND WALK.
SO INCREASING HER.
A ALLOTMENT WOULD BE A HUGE HELP
BECAUSE SHE IS UNABLE TO LIVE ON
HER OWN SHE CAN'T AFFORD IT SHE
LIVES WITH HER MOTHER.
SO YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HER AND.
HOW MANY MILLION THREE POINT
THREE MILLION PEOPLE THAT WE NOW
THAT SUFFER LIKE THIS?
ISRAELI GREATLY APPRECIATED.
AND ART DOES URGE ALL OF YOU TO
SUPPORT THIS BILL. AND THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR EVERYTHING.
THANK YOU WELCOME.
I GOOD AFTERNOON MY NAME STARTED
CHECKING OVER AYE WITH MERCY
BROWN BAG AND I WANT TO SAY ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A HUNDRED
PERCENT WE ALL KNOW HOW
IMPORTANT NUTRITION IS. MENTALLY
PHYSICALLY.
SPIRITUALLY UP FOR THE WHOLE
COMMUNITY AND WE CAN GO OUT EVEN
FARTHER INTO THE WHOLE WORLD SO
I ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU WELCOME.
I DR GRANT A MY NAME IS SELENA
PRIOR AND I'M WITH ASCII YOU
WERE SUPPORTIVE OF THE SS I SS
P. INCREASE. EIGHTY PERCENT OF
AYE OF OUR AYE H. AS AS
CONSUMERS RECEIVE SSI AND ASSIST
PEOPLE IN A FITS WE BELIEVE THIS
COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT IS
ESPECIALLY CRITICAL AT THIS TIME
FOR ALL OF THE REASONS THAT
YOU'VE HEARD.
BEFORE I GOT APPEAR ON AND THIS
IS ONE OF THE MANY PROGRAMS
ESSENTIAL TO LIFTING CHILDREN
AND FAMILIES OUT OF POVERTY
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
I HAD MY NAME IS CAROL TAYLOR
AND I'M RETIRED HOME CARE
WORKERS THAT YOU KNOW I HAVE NO
MONEY.
INNOCENCE THAT'S BASED ON YOUR
EARNINGS. ARM THROUGH I AYE LIZ
LET SIXTY TWO I STARTED
RECEIVING SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS A
MONTH THAT SAYS SAY ADDED SIXTY
FIVE. I WAS TALKING TO MEDI CAL
WORKER WHO SAID WELL YOU CAN
CHANGE YOUR FOOD STAMPS BICU
MATIC COUNT. I MEAN TO EXCUSING.
DO YOU SSI SO IN DOING THAT I
LAWS FIFTEEN DOLLARS BECAUSE MY
NAME WAS BASED ON MY INCOME BUT
I HAD OTHER REASONS FOR WANTING
TO DO THAT. WHEN I'M ASKING YOU
TODAY IS GLAD TO HAVE A POLICY
OF MAKING IT CLEAR TO ALL THE
RECIPIENTS AT THIS IS A CHOICE.
BECAUSE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO
WOULD PROBABLY WANT THAT EXTRA
FIFTEEN DOLLARS IN GETTING THE
FOOD STAMPS SO. UNITED IF THIS
CAN BE CLEARLY EXPLAIN THEM I
JUST RECENTLY STEPPED DOWN AS
THE. VICE CHAIR OF THE
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC PARTY
SENIOR CAUCUS IN IT WAS ALWAYS
BEING ASKED THIS QUESTION WHY
CAN'T WE GET THE FOOD STAMPS Y..
YOU KNOW SO IF HE COULD BEAT AS
PART OF THE SOCIAL WORKERS
TRAINING THAT IT BE EXPLAINED
THAT THIS IS A CHOICE THAT WOULD
BE REALLY GREAT BANKING.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
LEGISLATORS WERE PERMISSION I'D
LIKE TO TRANSLATE FROM MARGAERY.
FORCE THEM I KNOW MY ME NUMBER
LETTER YOU THAT CONFIDENCE YOU
WILL.
MY NAME IS MARGUERITE ON DATA
SILVA BILL CLINTON'S GRANULES OF
YOU DON'T SELSELEH THOSE LIKE
INCOME VOTING. I'VE LIVED IN THE
UNITED STATES FOR FORTY TWO
YEARS IN CALIFORNIA.
YET THE NUMBER TO ME SO IT A LOT.
BETTER MIDDLE KEYPAD ON THE
QUALITY WOMEN SHOULD CONSIDER.
PUNCH I DID HAVE PERMISSION TO
WORK HERE IN THE STATE BUT WHEN
I GOT CANCER THEY TOOK IT AWAY
FROM ME.
MAYBE IT LITTLE KEEP THAT OPEN
LOOKED ANGRILY SINCE YOU HAVE
BEEN NIELSEN WOULD ASSOCIATE
THEM BE AND. IT UP WE GO THE
MOON CHAIR SCHOOLS AS YOU KNOW
YOU MAKE IT A YOU LOVE.
SHE SAYING THAT SHE HAS APPLY
FOR SOME SECURITY SEVERAL TIMES
BUT THERE ARE BARRIERS IN THE
WAY AND SHE HASN'T GOTTEN IT YET.
WELL THAT'S HIS FEATHERS PODIUM
I YOU LET ME.
BUT AGAIN ALL ELEMENTS CAN BE IN
THE IN THE FOR THE MOST ASSEMBLY
TO THE CHILD'S HINT THERE.
IF YOU LOOK LIMON EAT MEAT COME
UP ON THAT OF THE FOR ME AND
I'LL MAKE YOU ANOTHER. IN TWO
MONTHS SHE HAS TO LEAVE THE
EMERGENCY SHELTER BECAUSE IT'S A
WINNER SHELTER THAT CLOSES UP IN
APRIL AND SHE HAS NOWHERE TO GO
SHE IS LOOKING FOR HELP.
I MEAN THIS THEY HAPPILY GOT
ALONE ALOOF BUT IS. THE MCNOWN'S
RAN CONFERENCE BUT A MOMENTOUS
FROM THEN ON OTHER.
SHE HAS ALSO APPLY FOR CAO
FRANK'S BEEN UNFORTUNATELY
THERE'S BEEN NO RESPONSE.
EVENING THAT IS WHOLE SOLVATED
WORK AND NO MANUAL AND JUST
COULDN'T GET BETTER ME SOMEONE
WILL BE DONE UNDER LAW AND THEY
SEEM COOL. YOUR ARTICLE MILITANT
THEY SET IT ALL UP CAN THANK YOU
KNOW CHANNEL.
IT ALONE AND THEY SINGLE MANY
HERE DON'T GET NO MASS.
WELL I MEAN DOES SHE ON THE
OTHER MCDERMOTT PROHIBITED BY
SUPPOSED THAT'S WHAT.
AND IF I GOT THE YEARS RIGHT IT
IN NINETY FIVE FOR PERMISSION TO
TO WORK WAS DENIED AND TAKEN
AWAY FROM HER AND SHE HASN'T
BEEN ABLE TO GET IT BACK. ATM I
AM DEDUCTING THE NEAR US THAT
WHO WEBER BUTTOCK PROCEED ON
THIS PROGRAM MUST.
FEDERAL LAWSUIT. ON US AND WHAT
WE.
HE SAID I INVITED HER TO COME IN
TO KIND OF SHARE HER LIFE STORY
AND SHE'S.
SHE SAYS SHE'S NOT SURE WHAT YOU
GUYS COULD DO FOR HER.
LA THINK ABOUT MEDI CAL.
BUT ORDERS REBEKAH SPANIEL GONNA
MESS UP BERMAN MEDI CAL ONLINE
SHORTLY NOW.
WILK.
SAID SHE HAS OUT PROBLEMS WITH
HER MEDICAL HISTORY TO OKAY
PANICKY ARTICLE THANK YOU CRISIS.
BOMB.
I.
SORRY.
BUT I'M JENNY COULD STILL HOPING
JUSTICE COORDINATOR ST MARY'S
CENTER I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY
MUCH FOR ALLOWING US TO COME AND
SPEAK OUT OF WATER.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT.
WE WILL BE COMING BACK.
BECAUSE THIS IS THE PRIORITY OF
NOT JUST CALIFORNIA'S FOR SSI
BUT SEVERAL ORGANIZING.
STATEWIDE ON ORGANIZATIONS ARE
TAKING THIS UP AS A PRIORITY IN
THEIR CAMPAIGN SO EVEN IF WE
BARELY GOT OUT BUS MONEY. WE
WILL BE COMING BACK AND I'M
HOPING THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT
THIS IS A PRIORITY FOR THE
PEOPLE THINKING.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME GOOD AFTERNOON ON MY
NAMES JUDY CON AND I'M INTERNET
ST MARY'S CENTER FOR SENIORS I'M
HERE TO ADVOCATE FOR AN INCREASE
IN THE STATE PORTION OF SSI.
I'M YOU KNOW I'VE BEEN THINKING
ABOUT IT REFLECTING ABOUT THIS
EXPERIENCE AND I'VE COME TO
UNDERSTAND THAT POLICY NOT ONLY
REFLECTS BUT ALSO
I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE
THAT INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN
THEY'RE SUCH A. DEEP CONNECTION
BETWEEN LABOR ND SOCIAL
SERVICES.
BEING ABLE TO ACCESS SOCIAL
SERVICES I THINK THAT THAT'S
SOMETHING WE REALLY NEED TO TAKE
INTO CONSIDERATION THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME RIGHT.
I AM KRISTY'S MOTHER BRIDGETTE
NAM BEHALF OF EDUCATE ADVOCATE
AND EMPOWER FAMILY CALIFORNIA.
WE FULLY SUPPORT THE HUNDRED
FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS THANK YOU.
TO.
WELCOME. PLATINUM A SEARCH CHAIR
BEVERLY YOU ON BEHALF OF UAW
ASKED ME LOCAL THIRTY NINE
THIRTY. WE SUPPORT THE ASKED TO
INCREASE THE SIS KEEP WATCHING
BY A HUNDRED DOLLARS.
ULTIMATELY WE WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT THIS AMOUNT REFLECTS THE
ACTUAL COST OF LIVING FOR PEOPLE
WHO RELY ON THIS FUNDS THINKING.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
YES I'M BACK ONE HUNDRED FOUR
ONE HUNDRED.
COST OF LIVING.
AND CAL FRESH AND I'LL KEEP
ADVOCATING FOR THE THINGS THAT
ARE NEEDED.
IN CALIFORNIA AS A NATIVE
SACRAMENTO.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
NEXT.
OKAY HONEY ARNOLD DISABILITY
RIGHTS ADVOCATE FROM ELK GROVE
CALIFORNIA. HERE TO SUPPORT MY
FRIENDS THAT ARE ON SSI. THAT
THE INCOME IS TOO LOW.
A DANCES I WAS LIKE NINE OH
SEVEN BEFORE. EYE THING WAS
RAISED UP A LITTLE BIT AND THE
AMOUNT THAT IS IN THE PROPOSAL
TO RAISE IT. IS CERTAINLY NOT
EQUIVALENT TO SUPPORT SOMEBODY
WOULD HAVE WOULD DISABILITY
BENEFITS AND CASH AND FOOD
STAMPS.
IT CERTAINLY NEEDS TO BE RAISED
UP LIKE OTHER PEOPLE HAVE SAID A
HUNDRED DOLLARS AND TIED TO A
DIFFERENT. ACOSTA LIVING A
SITUATION MY FRIEND ON SSI CAN'T
GET OUT OF HIS HOME WITH HIS
COMBATIVE AL'S I'M MOTHER THAT
HAS ALZHEIMER'S. I CAN'T AFFORD
RENT HERE IN SACRAMENTO IT'S
GOING UP IS EVEN WORSE IN THE
BAY AREA. ALL YOU PEOPLE FROM
THE VERY STAY THERE OKAY DON'T
MOVE TO SACRAMENTO.
YEAH HERE INCREASING THE HOUSING
BECAUSE FOR PEOPLE.
ANYWAY.
JUST.
I KNOW YOU'RE YOU'RE TAKING
TESTIMONY I WANT TO MENTION
SOMETHING ELSE BECAUSE THERE'S
SOMETHING IN HERE ABOUT
HOMELESSNESS ALSO IN THE
PROPOSAL FOR.
YOU KNOW GETTING PEOPLE ON SSI
YOU KNOW USUALLY EXERCISE DENIED
AND PEOPLE NEED ATTORNEYS TO
APPEAL TO GET ON SSI.
AND IT'S A LENGTHY PROCESS OF
PAPERWORK AND SIX MONTHS OF
WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO GET ON OUR
SOCIETY.
LET ME REMIND YOU THAT THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION IS TALKED ABOUT
CUTTING DISABILITY BENEFITS AS
WELL.
SO YOU KNOW I IT'S NOT GETTING
EASIER FOR PEOPLE IT'S ACTUALLY
GETTING HARDER. SO WHILE WE'RE.
.
YOU KNOW INCIDENT STARBUCKS ONE
DAY IN BEHIND ME WAS A MIDDLE
AGED. A COUPLE PEOPLE BEHIND ME.
AND THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT HOW
WAS TERRIBLE TO SEE THE HOMELESS
PEOPLE AT FRANKLIN IMAC ROAD.
AND JUST CAMPED OUT THERE AND
HOW THEY WERE OLDER AND HOW SAD
IT WAS SO I THINK YOU NEED TO
CONSIDER RAISING IT UP. AT LEAST
A HUNDRED DOLLARS CONSIDER GOING
BACK AND ON THIS WHOLE THING
ABOUT AS SOCIETIES. ENCOMPASSING
FOOD STAMPS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T
AS PEOPLE GETTING HIGHER
BENEFITS CAN GET FOOD STAMPS.
THANK YOU.
DO YOU.
THANK YOU WELCOME.
THANK YOU DOCTOR PANDA BROUGHT
THE DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA.
I'M NOT SURE FUND HERE AT THE
RIGHT MOMENT BECAUSE YOU WANTED
PEOPLE TO WAIT FOR THE
INVESTMENT PROPOSALS BUT.
EVERYBODY CAME UP THERE AND
WANTED TO SEE AN INCREASE IN S.
S. P. WERE VERY MUCH AWARE OF
THE DEVASTATION THAT WAS CAUSED
BY THE CUTS AND. WE WANT TO MAKE
IT REALLY CLEAR THAT WE SUPPORT
INCREASING RESTORATION THE COLA.
THANK YOU WELCOME.
WELCOME.
A GOOD AFTERNOON YEAH. I WONDER
WHAT HAPPENED WE GET REPUBLICAN
SENATOR HE WENT TO LUNCH AND
NEVER CAME BACK.
ELECT IN TO HEAR ME EVEN. ANYWAY.
I'M REPRESENTING THAT A FIFTY
SIX POINT SEVEN MILLION THAT'S
NINETY PERCENT OF PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES AND UNITED STATES
WILL NOT AMERICA.
I HAVE ARE INVISIBLE DISABILITY.
WHICH MEANS MY AMERICAN DREAM
WAS MORTAR SO NOW I'M STUCK IN
THE BOARD TO LINE. FOR SEVERAL
YEARS WHO DAYS LAW AT COST OF
LIVING ALLOWANCE BEEN FROZEN IS
BEING DENIED. A CALIFORNIA IS A
HIGH STATE.
ECONOMICALLY TO LEAVE ON
INSISTING.
AND USUALLY THE CAPITAL OF EVERY
COUNTRY. LOW RESITA EVERY STATE
HOW DOES THE BEST STANDARD OF
LIVING BUT DID YOU OUTSIDE
SACRAMENTO CAPITAL HERE. YOU CAN
SEE THE NATIONAL DISGRACE ABOUT
HOW SOON. IS EVERYWHERE PEOPLE
INTENSE EVERYWHERE YOU GO. IS
PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS
FAMILIES INTENSE. SO.
YOU KNOW HUNDRED DOLLARS I THINK
COULD BE SO TRAGEDY HERE AND ONE
OF THE RICHEST COUNTRIES IN THAT
WAR. TO BE HELPING PEOPLE IN
SUCH MISERY. SOLID I I WOULD
LIKE YOU TO CONSIDER THEM NOW
PETER DID STATISTICALLY FIVE OUT
OF TEN AMERICANS.
WHEN HURT AMERICANS BECOME
DISABLED BEFORE DID AGE OF
RETIREMENT.
SO THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU.
CLINT WELCOME THANK YOU QUICKLY
KITANA SENIOR SERVICES COALITION
ALAMEDA COUNTY JUST WANNA GO ON
RECORD. THAT WE SUPPORT THE ONE
HUNDRED FOUR ONE HUNDRED.
IN INCREASE FOR SSI THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME THE DUBBED THE ROLE IN
THE AB BODY.
SEOUL ó I'M SORRY MY ANGRY
SEASONAL COULD.
BUT ACTUALLY I BADLY LUCKY I I I
CAN.
.
THANK YOU FOR THE.
SITTING MARRIOTT CELTA.
OTHERWISE I WOULD STRAIGHT ON
THE STREET.
BECAUSE.
ACTUALLY BE PULL I AM IN NOW
YOU US.
ALL MOSER.
.
I'VE BEEN THESE OLDER EIGHTEEN
YOU HAVE YOU DONE ALREADY.
SO I GO TO STUDY AND THEN I HAVE
A BABY COULD BE FADING IN.
.
HOLDEN.
THEN THE.
HOLDEN FOR MANY YEARS.
AND THEN I HAVE A STABLE JOB I
HAVE EVERYTHING.
BUT BECAUSE ROB I HAVE MY MOD
THE LISA HYUNDAI YES NO.
AND THEN US INSIDE NO FLOODING
YES WELL. HE HAD LEAVE ME ON
LONG HAUL RABIES SO THE AYE
DADDY INDEPENDENT ALWAYS.
AND THEN LOVE HE CALLED TO DUFFY
TO BEING TO TO KILL MY
STEPBROTHER BUT MY SKIN BROUGHT
THE.
PICK THOUGH HE'S NO GOOD.
SO I I COULD I TOLD THEM THAT
THE I BELIEVE BEAST SACRIFICE
ALL MY LIFE.
WHO TO?
TO GET KILLED HER WELL I.
I'M COMING TO BECAUSE I COULD
NOT GET THAT WE SAW SO THAT I
KNOW THAT THOSE TYPE IN ITS WAKE
WILL HAVE LISA.
SO I COME THOSE SIDE BEND
INDIANA SPEND ALL THAT MONEY
ITEM. YOU'RE OUT OF TIME YEAH IT
AND I LOVE THE IS UPCOMING.
IN THE ROOM STILL ALIVE
UNDERGONE FIVE.
OKAY SLAVERY.
OKAY THANK YOU.
IF YOU WELCOME.
SO I.
THANK YOU FOR HOLDING THIS
MEETING.
AT. I AM HERE FROM SEMOLINA
COUNTY. AND THAT I JUST WANT AT
MY EXPRESS THAT I SUPPORT THE
INCREASES WELL. AND I EXPRESSED
GRATITUDE FOR BEING VERY
THANKFUL. FOR HAVING THE SSI
PROGRAM TO BEGIN WITH.
AND AT AS A MOTHER WITH SPECIAL
NEEDS CHILDREN.
YEAH.
I AM ALWAYS AT SPECIALTY CARE
CLINICS.
AND DATA IT'S DURING WORKING
HOURS SCHOOL HOURS AND I YOU
KNOW. I DON'T KNOW HOW HOW WE AS
A FAMILY WITH MULTIPLE
DISABILITIES WOULD HAVE SURVIVED.
SO I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT
THERE EVEN EVEN DESPITE THE
STRUGGLE.
.
YOU KNOW.
A.
I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT I JUST
WANT EXPRESS THAT TO THE ENTIRE
COMMITTEE THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
RIGHT.
BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE
PROPOSALS FOR INVESTMENTS I DID
WANT TO SERVE GET.
ALLOW THE PRETTY. LOVE THE
PUBLIC THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO
COMMENT BUT.
.
SO FIRST OF ALL.
.
TERMS OF THE H. STAFF PROGRAM.
AND A PIECE.
YOU KNOW.
IN TERMS OF FED TRYING THEM MOVE
IT ALONG I REALIZE THAT THERE
WERE SOME DELAYS AIMING FOR.
WHEN NOBODY LOOKING AT
I MEAN WE WENT WHY TRY TO GET
THE THE SPACE FUNDS OUT.
TO FOR FOR THAT. OUT REACH SO I
KNOW YOU SIR TOUCHED ON YOUR
TESTIMONY BUT.
ATTY ANTICIPATING ON THE OTHER
DELAYS COMING UP I REALIZE THAT
YOU KNOW HE'S HELPED LEAD ON BUT
I MEAN Q. AT SO THAT WE KEEP
THIS THING MOVING LAW TYPES OF
FORTY ONE MILLION OF THE FORTY
FIVE MILLION IS OUT ALREADY. I'M
ORG.
ASH ESTIMATES AND IF YOU DON'T
DON'T GO EXACTLY THE THE
ADDITIONAL ALMOST THREE MILLION
WILL BE OUT.
BY APRIL IF NOT BEFORE I'M SO
IT'S NOT SO MUCH.
AT THIS POINT IT'S REALLY
HELPING COUNTIES FIGURE OUT HOW
TO IMPLEMENT IT QUICKLY IN THE
CONTRACTS AND YOU CAN PLACE FOR
THAT TO HAPPEN.
ALRIGHT SO WE DO HAVE TO REQUEST
FOR INVESTMENTS I'M ACTUALLY
WANT YOU GUYS IS KIND.
CIRCLE AROUND THE I WILL.
.
I AM GOING TO ASK CA I AM SURE
DOES DEPARTMENTS NOT BE
SURPRISED TO DRESS THE ISSUES
THAT PRIMARY BEEN PRESENTED
PUBLIC COMMENT OPEN HOUSE
SPEAKER NEWT INVESTMENT.
TO.
YOU KNOW A.
THE CHALLENGE OF LONG TERM
CHALLENGES OF HAD IN TERMS OF
THOUGHT TRYING TO.
.
THE LACK OF.
INCREASES IN THE SS I PROGRAM
SO WHAT WE GO AHEAD AND BRING UP
ARE A PRESENTERS.
SO WE HAVE TO PROPOSE
INVESTMENTS A ONE IS TO RESTORE
THE SS I SS PEA GREEN CARD IN
THE COLA AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE
ANOTHER ONE ON THE SSI CASH OUT
REPORTS ALONG BEGIN WITH THE
FIRST ONE ON THE RESTORATION AND
HIS PRESENTING ON THAT.
SKYROCKET.
OKAY.
FROM THE RIGHT BY ARTIST HAS IT
SERVED TWENTY INTRODUCE YOURSELF
I KNOW YOU ARE BUT DID FOR THE
RECORD AND THEN THAT. PERSON
PROPOSAL.
MY MY CAROL.
LOOK UP POLICY
THE KID DURING.
CONSIDER ON.
AND I.
FIRST IS FUND THANK YOU FOR
ALLOWING ALL OF OUR WITNESSES TO
OUR CLIENTS TO BE ABLE TO
TESTIFY OUT OF ORDER TODAY
BECAUSE THEY DID AFTER. CATCH A
BUS BACK TO THE BAY AREA AND SO
THANK YOU FOR LETTING THEM HAVE
THEIR SAY AND ONE OF THEM THE
FIRST PERSON OR DIDN'T HEAR
WHAT'S GOING TO BE MY OTHER
WITNESS TODAY. WHICH IS NOW HEAD
TOWARD THE BUS.
SHE ACTUALLY MADE DEEP I THINK
THE
COR PROPOSAL.
ARE HERE WITH TODAY WHICH IS
A TO GET A ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR
INCREASE IN THE SSI GRANT. THAT
WOULD THEN PUT THE GRANT CLOSE
BACK CLOSE TO ONE HUNDRED
PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY
LEVEL AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT OUR
GOAL IS TO GET THE GRANT BACK TO
THAT LEVEL AND THEN TO RESTORE
THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT
THAT WAS REPEALED IN TWO
THOUSAND NINE. BUT WE THINK
INCORRECTLY WE HOPE THAT THE
LEGISLATURE WILL TAKE ACTION IN
THIS BUDGET CYCLE TO REINSTATE
THE COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT
GOING FORWARD FOR THE SSI.
FOR I DON'T THINK I CAN ADD
ANYTHING TO EVERYTHING YOU JUST
HEARD FROM ALL THE WITNESSES
ABOUT WHY. FOUND BAKED SAY IT
FAR BETTER THAN I EVER COULD SO
IF THE IF IT'S ALRIGHT WITH YOU
I'D LIKE TO MOVE ON TO OUR
SECOND OF POSING FOR INVESTMENT
BUT YOU WANT TO. LET ME GET THE
RESPONSE FROM THE OTHER PEOPLE
ON THE TABLE BEFORE HIM WITH HIS
SECOND ONE.
COMMENTS FROM THE PRIME SOCIAL
SERVICES.
HOME RIGHT THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY
IT'S THAT THE PROPOSAL IS NOT AN
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET ON THE OTHER
HAND YOU KNOW SORT OF. MONEY IS
ALWAYS THE BEST A HOME SOLUTION
TO POVERTY. ON THE NEXT BEST
THERE'S PROBABLY NO NUTRITIONAL
BENEFITS BUT YOU KNOW IT'S UP
IT'S A POLICY CHOICE THAT THE
LEGISLATURE IS GOING TO HAVE TO.
ENGAGE AND AS THE IN BUDGET.
ARM MATURES.
IF THE GOVERNOR GONNA HELP FOR
THE MYSTERY TO HELP US.
IT'S USUALLY THE PART OF THEIR
PARTY TO THE DISCUSSION WE
ALWAYS PROVIDE TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE SENATOR YOU KNOW.
WELL BEYOND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
THE GOVERNOR HAS TO SIGN THE
BUDGET.
OKAY A POLIO.
NO FINANCE.
GOOD AFTERNOON IN THERE ARE
ALMOST WITH DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S
POSITION IS BLOOD ALL BECAUSE OF
LIVING ADJUSTMENT SHOULD BE
EVALUATED ON A YEAR TO YEAR
BASIS. AND TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE
LONG TERM FISCAL IMPACTS.
BUT IF WE WERE TO PROVIDE A
COLOGNE TEAM MEET THE. OF COST
OF LIVING THE FEDERAL ARE CLOSE
LIVING ADJUSTMENT FOR.
THE INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS.
ON THE COST TO BE APPROXIMATELY
ONE POINT EIGHT BILLION GENERAL
FUND BASED ON OUR PRELIMINARY
CALCULATIONS.
OF IF YOU WERE TO PROVIDE A ONE
PERCENT INCREASE IN THE COST OF
LIVING ADJUSTMENT IT WOULD BE
APPROXIMATELY TWENTY SIX POINT
FIVE MILLION GENERAL FUND.
BOB WE WILL JUST CLARIFY THAT.
WHEN WE THINK THAT THAT ONE
POINT EIGHT BILLION IS
REFERENCING THE COST OF
INCREASING THE GRANTS BY HUNDRED
DOLLARS TO AT LEAST BE AT A
HUNDRED PERCENT.
LEVEL NOT THE COST NOT THE COLA
NOT THE COST OF LIVING
ADJUSTMENT.
SORT OF SCRIPT.
WELL IT'S IMPORTANT WE HAVE
ACCURATE SO I AM GLAD THAT WE'RE
IN AGREEMENT THAT THERE SOME
AGREEMENT HERE OKAY. THERE YEAH.
SO OKAY
I KNOW IT'S GOING TO GO AHEAD
AND PRESENT THE SECOND ITEM
WHICH IS THE ESSENCE I CASH OUT
REPORT OF THANK YOU AGAIN DOCTOR
PAN.
AND A DIRECTOR LIKE BORN.
KIND OF FAST
BUT.
PREVIEWED WHAT I WAS GOING TO
SAY WHICH IS THAT IN ADDITION TO
OUR REQUEST INCREASE THE GRANT
WHICH WE DO THINK IT'S VERY
IMPORTANT FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO
ADDRESS THAT IN THIS BUDGET YEAR.
AS THE WITNESSES SAID WE'VE GOT
MANY YEARS NOW WITHOUT AN ACTUAL
RESTORATION OF THE GRANT AMOUNTS
THAT REDUCE.
BOMB HAVING SAID THAT THOUGH.
RECENTLY LEGISLATIVE ANALYST'S
ACTUALLY CAME OUT WITH A NEW
REPORT THAT WAS REQUESTED BY THE
LEGISLATURE.
THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF INDIAN
THE SS I CASH OUT AND OF THIS IS
BEEN AN ISSUE THAT'S BEEN HOTLY
DEBATED IN MY MANY YEARS THE
CAPITOLINA ONE TELL YOU HOW MANY.
BUT I THINK THIS REPORT HAS.
STIRRED DEBATE AND A
CONVERSATION THAT I THINK MIGHT
BE RIGHT FOR ACTION BY THIS
COMMITTEE. UMMC WHAT THE REPORT
IN A NUTSHELL SHOWED IN THE
ALLEY ó CAN GIVE YOU MORE
DETAIL OF AS WHEN THEY HAVE
THEIR OPPORTUNITY. IS THAT.
ó IF WE WOULD IN CASH OUT IN
CALIFORNIA WE COULD PROBABLY
DRAW DOWN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF
THREE HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS A YEAR IN NEW NUTRITION
BENEFITS. TO THESE TO THE
RECIPIENTS THAT YOU HEARD.
BOMBED THE EXACT AMOUNT THAT
EACH OF THEM WOULD GET WOULD
DEPEND UPON ANOTHER A WHOLE HOST
OF FACTORS THAT WOULD GET WORKED
OUT OVER TIME. BUT MANY OF THE
FOLKS WHO ARE SINGLE INDIVIDUALS
AND WHO ARE. LIVING ALONE MANY
OF THE PEOPLE YOU HURT TESTIFIED
TODAY WOULD BE THOSE AMONG THOSE
WHO BELIEVE THAT THE MOST
BENEFITTED FROM.
ALLOWING THEM TO ACCESS SNAP
BENEFITS.
AND I WOULD NOTE ONE ADDITIONAL
BENEFIT OF ALLOWING THEM TO GET
SNAP IS THAT WHEN I TALK TO
CLIENTS AND WE GIVE GRANT
CREASES WE SOMETIMES HEAR THAT
THERE LANDLORDS. WILL TAKE UP
MONEY WELL LAMBERT'S CAN'T TAKE
THERE'S NOT MONEY BECAUSE THAT'S
NOT ALLOWED TO BE USED ON
HOUSING SO IT'S A IT'S A PURE
BENEFIT INCREASE TO CLIENTS WE
GET THEM SNAP BENEFITS. IN A WAY
THAT REALLY BOTH POLLSTERS ARE
CONNIE AND GIVES THEM MORE FOOD
AND AND AN INABILITY TO YOU'D BE
ABLE TO USE ARE FUNGIBLE DOLLARS
BETTER.
.
SO WE THINK THE MOMENT IS NOW
FOR THE LEGISLATURE TO BEGIN TO
GO DOWN THIS PATH AND BEGAN TO
LAY OUT ALL THE STEPS THAT WE
WOULD NEED TO DO IN CASH OUT.
WE THINK THERE ARE FOR SOCIAL
THINGS THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT
AND WE DON'T THINK WE NEED TO
WAIT. UNTIL THE NINETEEN.
NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET DISCUSSIONS
WE THINK THIS DISCUSSION SHOULD
BE HAPPENING NOW BETWEEN NOW AND
MAY LET'S SEE HOW FAR WE CAN GET.
AND IF THERE'S ACTIONS WE CAN
TAKE IN MAY THAT SET THIS WHOLE
THING UP AND WE'RE ALL READY TO
MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION. I THINK
THAT'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD
STRONGLY CONSIDER IF WE HAVE TO
TAKE ACTIONS THAT.
HAVE A SCHOOL AT NEW MORE
RESEARCH AT LEAST WE ARE GOING
TO BE IN THE PLACE AND BE READY
TO ACT TO IN CASH OUT AND GET
BENEFITS TO PEOPLE AS QUICKLY AS
WE POSSIBLY CAN. TO HEAR THE
FOUR THINGS THAT WE THINK THE
LEGISLATURE WOULD WANT TO FOCUS
ON IN THIS REGARD. FIRST OF ALL
AS YOU THE BIGGEST ISSUE OF
CONCERN HAS BEEN THE SO CALLED
HOLD HARMLESS WHAT HAPPENS TO
FAMILIES WHO ARE IN MIXED
HOUSEHOLDS TO THE LA NO REPORT
AND OTHER REPORTS HAVE SHOWN.
WOULD ACTUALLY LOSE SOME INCOME
EVEN PEOPLE WHO ARE ALREADY
BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL MIGHT
LOSE SOME INCOME.
SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY
HOLE ANY CASH AND OF CASH OUT
WOULD ALSO AND INCLUDE. ARM BACK
FILLING THOSE LAS DOLLARS IN
STATE REVENUE SO THE ONLY ALL
ESTIMATES THAT MAYBE WERE IN
LOOKING AT THE RANGE OF A
HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO HUNDRED
SIXTY MILLION DOLLARS. THAT
WOULD BE LOST IN THOSE
HOUSEHOLDS SO WE WOULD BE ASKING
FOR A GENERAL FUND AUGMENTATION
TO BACK FILL THOSE SLOTS DOLLARS
MAKE SURE THAT THIS FAMILY STATE
HOLE.
WHILE WE DRAW DOWN THE THREE
HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE MILLION
DOLLARS IN FEDERAL IN FEDERAL
BENEFITS.
SECOND.
WE THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A
PLAN FOR ENROLLMENT OF SSI
RECIPIENTS INTO THE SNAP PROGRAM.
AND THINKING CAREFULLY ABOUT
WHEN WE WOULD ACTUALLY BRING IN
THE MIX HOUSEHOLDS AND
POTENTIALLY CHANGE THEIR STATUS.
SO WE THINK THAT APARTMENT
SHOULD BE ASKED TO COME BACK
WITH A PLAN LIKE WE DID FOR
COVERED CALIFORNIA AND HOW WE
DID THE WHOLE MEDI CAL
ENROLLMENT. HOW'RE WE GOING TO
ENROLL PEOPLE MAKE SURE THAT
THEY GET IN THE PROGRAM IN A
TIMELY FASHION AT THE MOST
AFFECTED COSTS THAT WE CAN GET
BOGGED DRAWING DOWN THE. MAXIMUM
AMOUNT OF FEDERAL BENEFITS CLUMP
THIRD I THINK WOULD BE IMPORTANT
FOR THE LEGISLATURE AND
CERTAINLY WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
THE PRECISE LEGAL STEPS THAT
WOULD BE NEEDED TO BE TAKEN BY
THE DEPARTMENT BY THE STATE. IN
ORDER TO DO IT AND WHAT THEY
WOULD ESTIMATE TO BE THE
TIMELINE FOR FORGETTING ANY
APPROVALS THAT WOULD BE NEEDED
OR ANY WAIVER REQUESTS.
SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE THE
THIRD THING THAT WE WOULD BE
LOOKING AT. AND THEN LASTLY.
AS WE ALL KNOW ALL THIS IS
GOING TO END UP HAVING TO RUN ON
THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY. SO
WE THINK THAT WE NEED TO HAVE A
GOOD ESTIMATE OF WHAT THOSE
CHANGES MIGHT BE HOW LONG THEY
WOULD TAKE.
AND SO THAT THE LEGISLATURE CAN
TAKE ANY APPROPRIATE ACTIONS
THAT ARE NECESSARY TO YOU TO
FUND ANY CHANGES THAT ARE
NECESSARY OR TO BEGIN TO.
PLAN THAT OUT FOR THE FUTURE SO.
AGAIN WE THINK THE TIME TO ACT
IS NOW WE THINK THE LEGISLATURE
IN THIS SESSION NEEDS TO BEGIN
TO TAKE PROACTIVE STEPS. AND AT
MINIMUM COME OUT OF THIS BUDGET
CYCLE WITH A REAL PLAN READY TO
GO TO FLIP THE SWITCH WHEN WE
GET THE OPPORTUNITY. THANKS VERY
MUCH.
OKAY THANK YOU SOME RESPONSE
FROM THE BAR SOCIAL SERVICES.
THE DEFINITELY SOARING KEEPING
WITH MY LAST COMMENT OPPOSITE
THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT IS
PROPOSED IN THE BUDGET. ON I
THINK WHAT MISTER HAROLD S LAID
OUT AS BEING SORT OF THE
NECESSARY ACTIVE STEPS.
TO PURSUE IT IF THAT WAS
LEGISLATION CHOICE IS IS IT
PROBABLY EXACTLY. THE PALM.
THAT'S IT A STEPS CALM I THE LA
O. DID YOU KNOW QUITE A LOT OF
WORK ON THIS AND SO I THINK I
DEFER TO THEM IN TERMS OF ANY.
SPECIFIC OUR CONCERN OR ISSUE.
BY ELLIOTT.
AND I THINK MIKE.
RELATED OUT REALLY CLEARLY IN
TERMS OF THE MULTIPLES THINGS
THAT WE LAY OUT ON THE REPORT
HAVE TO DISCUSS ANYTHING IN
PARTICULAR DETAIL THAT YOU WANT
TO FURTHER DIVE INTO I WOULD
NOTE THAT IN THE REPORT.
WE MAINLY RELIED ON STUDIES
THAT WERE DONE BY MATHEMATICA
AND THEN UPDATED BY THE
DEPARTMENT IN TWENTY FIFTEEN AND
I'M IT'S OUR UNDERSTAND THE
DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING TO UPDATE
THOSE NUMBERS TO FULLY
UNDERSTAND. THE AFFECTS ENDING
THE SS I CASH OUT WOULD HAVE IF.
IT IF THE LEGISLATURE THE STATE
DIDN'T MOVE IN THAT DIRECTION ON
HOUSEHOLDS THAT WOULD BOTH
BENEFIT AND ALSO BE NEGATIVELY
AFFECTED.
FINANCE.
YAHOO FINANCE A BIGGER OVERALL
LACK KNOWLEDGE AT THE DEPARTMENT
OF SERVICES HAS WORKED ON A FEW.
.
I AM WORK DONE OVERALL TRYING TO
MAKE THAT.
WE'RE YOU TERMINATION PROSELYTE
MORE EFFICIENT AND I THINK.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO POINT OUT
THAT NOTE WE'RE LOOKING INTO
THIS. IN ISRAELI WE HAVE YOU
BEEN DOING THINGS ON OUR AND
THAT WE CAN'T TO HELP. AND FOLKS
ARE IN PRIVATE MOMENT TO REVERSE
A RETURN BE TERMINATION MAKE
MORE EFFICIENT. THAT THEY DON'T
HAVE TO OPEN IN THE CAMPUS
REQUIRED TO IT BUT I JUST WANNA
COLLEGE APPOINT TO.
OKAY YES.
I'M CHEMICAL AWAY THE CALPERS
RECORD THAT CDSS AND JUST TO
THAT POINT AND AND STARTING IN
OCTOBER WE MADE PROGRAM MUCH
MORE FRIENDLY TO SENIORS AND IN
TWO IMPORTANT WAYS ONE THEIR
CERTIFICATION PERIOD IS NOW
THREE YEARS. AND THEY NEVER HAVE
TO COME BACK FOR AN INTERVIEW
AGAIN AND THE SECOND IS WE ADDED
A STANDARD MEDICAL DEDUCTION FOR
THAT FOR PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL
EXPENSES. THEY CONDUCT SMITH CAN
AMOUNT OF THAT NOW INCREASE OUR
BENEFITS BY ABOUT TWENTY DOLLARS
A MONTH SO WE THINK WE'VE MADE
IT EASIER FOR PEOPLE TO GET ON
THE PROGRAM STAY ON THE PROGRAM
AND GET MORE MONEY EACH MONTH
FOR FOOD.
IT'S OUR FASTEST GROWING
POPULATION IS OUR SENIOR
POPULATION.
OKAY UNQUESTIONED OKAY SO
ACTUALLY.
ALRIGHT WELL I APPRECIATE WHO
ACTUALLY LAYING OUT A ROADMAP
FOR THIS TIME AND SO ACTUALLY
GUY COME COUPLE QUESTIONS AND
OVER THERE LA OVER.
AND THEY JUST YEAR FINANCE US SO.
WHEN YOU MENTION THE HOLD
HARMLESS PROVISION AND SAID
ABOUT A HUNDRED FORTY HUNDRED
SIXTY MILLION. IS THAT GOING TO
BE A HUNDRED FORTY HUNDRED SIXTY
ONGOING ORDERS ARE WAY THAT OVER
TIME WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IS
FOR THESE HOUSEHOLDS WERE GOING
TO BE ABLE TO.
THAT MEANS THIS MAY I RECEIVED
POPULATION MAY THERE MAY BE SOME
CHANGES IN THE PART OF HIM WHO
FITS THAT CATEGORY BY MUSETTE
AND HERONS TO THAT. MOVIE TO DO
A CASH OUT OR IS THAT A
TEMPORARY SITUATION FOR THESE
PEOPLE THAT EVENTUALLY WILL
APPEN IS THAT AS WE. DON'T MOVE
THROUGH THE PROCESS WILL
ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO GET THEM AND
THE ACTION YEAH NAM.
DODD.
IS ACTUALLY DOT YELLS AT HER.
BUT. IF YOU GOT IT ANSWER
QUESTIONS RIGHT GREAT YOU KNOW
EXOTICALLY AWHILE ENOUGH.
THEM BEING ONE WHO HAS BEEN.
WHO WOULD BENEFIT ARE YOU
LOOKING TO CAPTURE ALL
HOUSEHOLDS THAT WOULD BE
NEGATIVELY AFFECTED OR DOING A
MORE TARGETED APPROACH?
ANOTHER DECISION POINT WOULD BE
HOW LONG WITH THE HOLD HARMLESS
BE IN PLACE YOU DID A MORE SHORT
TERM HOLD HARMLESS IN THAT WOULD
DEFINITELY REDUCE YOUR COSTS IT
HE DID A MORE LONG TERM OR
PERMANENT HOLD HARMLESS THAT
WOULD INCREASE THE COST. AND THE
LONG TERM COMPONENT OF THAT COST.
AND THIS ALSO TO WHAT EXTENT ARE
YOU GONNA OF COMPLETELY BACK
FULLER PARTIALLY BACK FILL THEIR
BENEFIT AMOUNT AND THEN THAT
ALSO THEN HAS HOSE COSTS
LETTERS IN PLACE. AND BASED OFF
OF ALL THE ALL THOSE COMPONENTS
THEN YOU HAVE THE ADMINISTRATIVE
IN THE AUTOMATION COMPLEXITY
THAT WOULD RESULT IN SOME OF
THOSE INITIAL START UP COST NEAT
NEEDING TO CHANGE THE SYSTEM IF
YOU DID DO A MORE ROBUST
SOPHISTICATED HOLD HARMLESS. AND
AND AND OVER THE LONG TERM
MAINTENANCE OPERATION OF THAT
SYSTEM.
BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT MOVING TO
A CASH ABOUT US WE HAVE THE
CHALLENGE OF THE. PEOPLE WHO
WOULD ELLIOTT WINNERS AND LOSERS
AND SO.
WE HAVE A AND HOW LARGE THE
GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO MIGHT END UP
IN THE NEGATIVES.
AND.
THIS IS PRIMARILY BASED ON THE
TWENTIES FIFTEEN APARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES ESTIMATES IT
LOOKS LIKE ROUGHLY HUNDRED
FOURTY HOUSEFUL OF. YES UNDER
FORTY HOUSEHOLDS WOULD BE
NEGATIVELY AFFECTED. ABOUT AYE
AYES ARE UNDER FORTY THOUSAND
THOUSANDS WOULD BE NEGATIVELY
AFFECTED MAJORITY OF THEM WOULD
STILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR CAL FRESH
BUT SEE A DECREASE AND THEIR
FOOD BENEFITS. WITH A SMALL
SLIVER OF THE HOUSE AND WHAT
PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL
TUITION AND.
OKAY WEALTHY.
TWENTY SIX OKAY SO SO BASICALLY
A QUARTER PEOPLE MIGHT BE IN A
SITUATION WHERE DAM VARYING
LEVELS OF LESS TOTAL BENEFITS
THEY GOT BEFORE. CITY FIVE
PERCENT WILL HAVE MORE WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT IN NET. UP ON
ABOUT HOW MUCH IF WE MOVE THE
CASH OUT THE NET YEAH I MEAN
WELL OVER TWO HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLARS IN DEBT. TO THE MOON
STATE YEAH.
FEDERAL DOLLARS OKAY SO YES
DIRECTOR I DON'T. I JUST CRIED
RIGHT NOT NAY WE TOOK TO RAIN ON
ANYTHING BUT. THE. ESTIMATES OF
WHAT THE BENEFIT WOULD BE UP
MAKE SOME ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT TAKE
OPERATE EARLIER PROJECTING FOR
IT YOU KNOW IF. THIS HAPPENED
PROBABLY FAIRLY HIGH TAKE
OPERATE.
AND THEN SORT OF THE TRACTORS
AND MULTIPLIER EFFECT SO THAT'S
NOT CAN'T NECESSARILY CASH TO
THE HOUSEHOLD. IT'S SORT OF BE
INCREASED FEDERAL DOLLARS
FLOWING IN CALIFORNIA.
MOST OF WHICH.
IS A BENEFITTED DIRECTLY TO THE
HOUSEHOLD BUT ALL OF WHICH IS
THE INDIRECT DOWN SCREENS.
OKAY.
WE THOUGHT WE'D ALL THAT'S
CALCULABLE.
THAT IS SO SO SO THE QUESTION I
HAVE VEGAS MERELY FOR THE
DEPARTMENT KNOWS MORE JOHNSON
ADMINISTRATIONS SO.
TO E IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS
SOMETHING WE SHOULD TRY TO DO IS
THERE A WILL TO SAY LET'S TRY TO
SEE WHAT I CAN COME UP WITH A
PLAN IN THIS SOLUTION.
AT LEAST THAT WE HAVE A PATH
THROUGH THE GENERAL PATHWAY TO.
SIMILAR CAN COME SOMETHING
TOGETHER BY MAY.
I THINK WE CAN HELP. PROVIDE
SOME TECHNO MYSTICISM GIVE YOU A
COUPLE SCENARIOS THE EXTENT OF
HER THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING
FOR YEAH.
AND WE CAN WORK THE LA OLIN YA
GETTING REFINE NUMBERS TO.
PROVIDE YOU THAT INFORMATION
EXCEPT THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE
LOOK AT THIS WELL WHY ARE WE NOT.
PROVIDING FOOD EVERY NIGHT WHO
WE HAVE TO FIGURE IT WE DEALT.
WITH THE FEEL HOW WE HELP THE
HOUSEHOLDS WHO MIGHT END UP AND
DOWN THE NEGATIVE IN THE CHANGE
BUT.
B. OVERALLS AND OUT AND THAT
SOUND AND THOSE RESOURCES ARE
GOING TO GO ITSELF THEY'RE GOING
TO PEOPLE IN NEED AND THEN TO
GOING TO OUR ECONOMY SELL I MEAN
THAT'S A GOOD THING. AND.
SO WE SHOULD BE THINKING ABOUT
HOW CAN WE MOVE THIS WHO I KNOW
WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS
FOR A LONG TIME.
I'M HOPING THAT THIS IF WE'RE
GONNA MOVE ON IT NOW'S THE TIME
WE WE HAVE A.
GOOD ECONOMIC SITUATION RIGHT
NOW THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT
TO ME MAKES SENSE THAT.
IF WE'RE GOING TO DO IT.
THIS IS THE TIME TO DO IT SO AND
THAT'S I'M TRYING TO SELL US
THAT'S OKAY I'M LOOKING YOU
GOING OKAY AS DEPARTMENT GAME
FOR THIS YOU KNOW I MEAN
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE TO WORK OUT
SOME POLICY ISSUES BUT.
I MEAN WHAT I BUT WHAT IS IT
THAT THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN
WORKING ON SCENARIOS FOR SECOND
YOURS AND IN DIALOGUE AND. KNOW
ART THIS IS IS OURS AND SO THE
DIALOGUES LEADING TO YES WE WANT
TO DO IT ARE OF LIVE YOU WE HAVE
WE HAVE THINGS WORK OUT THAT YES
WE WILL.
ABOUT THAT.
I WOULD SAY AS YANG DID WE CAN
PROVIDE A LOT OF TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AND THEN ON WE WILL
LOOK TO THE. ARMY.
POLICY CHOICES SONG THOUGH
DETERMINE THE BUILDING.
OKAY WELL I'D A HOPEFULLY I'M
SENDING ENOUGH OF THE SIGNAL TO
SAY I'M INTEREST IN THE
CONVERSATION SO I'M DISABILITY
YOU GO TO BE AND THE OTHER IS
WHETHER YOU'RE GOING TO BE PART
OF A CONVERSATION. I THINK OVER
OVER INSTANT CONVERSATION OKAY
IN THAT POSITION FOR A LONG TIME.
CEREMONY EFFECTIVE DO IT THERE'S
ONLY A COSTS AND IT'S JUST PART
OF THE BUDGET PRIORITY BETWEEN
TREES.
AT THAT THE SYSTEM BEEN
LEGISLATURE WANTS TO DO WOULD
DEFEAT FOR AYE THE TECHNO SAYS
THE FOR IT.
I CEREMONY THINKS AND I
APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING HERE FOR
MUCH THAT PRESENTATION.
I JUST WANT TO WEIGH IN ON. MY
KEEN INTEREST IS WELL IN LOOKING
AT IT THE SCENARIOS THAT ARE
BEING DISCUSSED.
I AM CONCERNED THOUGH THAT.
THE SCENARIO OR WE CAN BENEFIT
SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT.
BUT BUT TWENTY FIVE PERCENT TAKE
SOME KIND OF HIT. HOME.
WHO WERE CRAPS NOT IN A POSITION
TO TAKE ANY HIT AT ALL IF IF I
HEARD IT RIGHT?
WHAT'S THE SCENARIO WHERE. MAYBE
SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT BENEFIT
MORE. IN TWENTY FIVE PERCENT OR.
HURT OR ARE PUT IN A WORSE
POSITION BUT AGAIN I DON'T KNOW
IF I HEARD THE FRAMING RIGHT
THAT I THINK THAT WAS THE
SCENARIOS THAT DON ELADIO WASN'T
HELPING CONSTRUCT AND SORT OF.
MAKING THE POINT THAT IT'S THAT
THE DIRT THERE ARE POLICY
CHOICES BOTH OF THE EXTENT OF
MITIGATION.
ARMED POLICY CHOICES AS TO ALL
ALL WHO ARE HARMED.
HOME MADE WHOLE OR MITIGATED I'M
OF THE QUESTION OF WHETHER IT'S
MADE HOLES. AND THEN THE
DURATION OF MITIGATION IS IT FOR
AS LONG AS THAT CASE REMAINS.
ACTIVE AND OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE OR
IS IT FOR EVERYONE WHO WOULD
ENTER THAT POPULATION BY
DEFINITION IN THE FUTURE. I MEAN
WHO WOULDN'T IT THESE ARE
SCENARIOS WE COULD PLAY WITH
ROCK BUT YEAH I'M WEEK WE CAN
BRING THOSE TO YOU BUDIG AGAIN I
MEAN.
THERE WERE.
I PREDICT THERE WILL BE
CONVERSATIONS IN THE FUTURE THAT
PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE. BEEN
BENEFITED IN. A SHORT TERM.
APPROACH WILL BE SET IT UP.
MAKING THE CASE IT'S ARE AT
LEAST I THINK LEGISLATURE
ADMINISTRATION NEED TO MAKE THE
DECISION KNOWING ALL OF THE
COMPONENT PIECES. AND BEING ABLE
TO MAKE ON A POLICY BASIS
WE THINK THIS APPROACH IS A
SOUND POLICY
AND BE WILLING TO DEFEND IT
GOING INTO THE FUTURE.
BECAUSE THERE MAY BE LOSERS.
THANK YOU THANK YOU MISTER CHAIR.
THANK YOU BUT DID YOU HAVE A
THOUGHT IF I MADE THIS DOCTRINE
OF CENTER MONEY.
IN OUR OPENING COMMENTS MADE I
THINK WEEKS
SUPPRESS SINCERE. WILLINGNESS
AND INTEREST TO ENGAGE IN THIS
DIALOGUE EFFECTIVE THINK WE'RE
ENCOURAGING IT BOMB HOWEVER I
DID PUT OUT A CAVIAR WHICH IS
THAT IN LESS WE CAN COME UP WITH
A HOLD HARMLESS. FOR THE
FAMILIES WHO LOSE WE WOULDN'T
NECESSARILY FEEL COMFORTABLE
GOING FORWARD GIVING BENEFITS TO
SEVENTY FIVE PERCENT WHILE
HURTING TWENTY FIVE. AND I WANT
TO UNDERSCORE THAT THAT'S NOT
JUST OF YOU OF WESTERN CENTER
BUT THAT'S THE VIEW OF THE
CLIENTS AND WE'VE MET WITH
LITERALLY HUNDREDS OF THEM OVER
THE LAST FEW MONTHS WE'VE LAID
OUT THE SUPPORT WE TOOK DEALIO.
INFORMATION TO THEM AND THEY
WERE LIKE OH YEAH WE WON IN CASH
OUT WE WANT OUR SNAPPED BUT WE
DON'T WANT TO DO IT AT THE
EXPENSE OF ANYBODY ELSE.
SO THAT IS I THINK AN ABSOLUTE
KEY NEGOTIATING POINT AND
SOMETHING LEGISLATURE REALLY
NEEDS KEEP THEIR EYE ON.
OKAY.
WELL.
BOTH FIGURED OUT.
MAN ALRIGHT.
SO WE'RE GONNA HEAR PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THE PROPOSALS FOR
INVESTMENT NOW LET ME JUST SAY
THAT IF YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN IN
FAVOR OF INCREASING SIS IS P. IF
YOU JUST WANT TO STAND UP AND
WAVED HER HAND.
ALRIGHT WE'RE GOOD ON THAT OKAY.
ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT JUST BECAUSE WE
ALSO HAVE OTHER PEOPLE WANT TO
SPEND OTHER ITEMS AND THE RIGHT
SO THAT.
.
AND WELCOME.
DEBORAH DISABILITY RIGHTS
CALIFORNIA JUST WANT TO AGAIN
APPLAUD.
EVERYONE HERE FOR WHAT. IS THE
CLOSEST I'VE SEEN TO THE
CONTRARY I MOMENT YOU KNOW
YOU'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET. BUT
THIS LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING THAT
HAS A LOT OF
SUPPORT AND HOPEFULLY YOU'LL GET
THERE BY TIME THE MAY REVISE.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU DOCTOR PAN ANDERSON
FROM THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION
OF FOOD BANKS IN THANKS AGAIN
FOR LETTING EVERYONE SPEAKER
THAT THEY HAD TO GO.
I JUST WANNA POLITICS WE HAVE A
LETTER IN AS WELL FROM THE
COALITION ON THAT SINCE I CASH
UP PIECE IT WASN'T IN IN TIME
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN DOING
LISTENING SESSIONS ACROSS THE
STATE WAS ABLE TO GO TO COUPLE
MYSELF. AND THAT'S THE BASIS
FROM SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT
MIKE IS BROUGHT FORWARD ABOUT
THAT THE STRONG AND AN EQUAL
POSITION A TO. AND CATCH UP
PEOPLE ARE SO INTENSELY AWARE
THAT THEY'RE HUNGRY AND AND
INELIGIBLE FOOD STAMPS AND YET
DON'T SEE SOME BENEFIT EXPENSE
OF OTHERS. I SORT OF THINK THE
DEPARTMENT I MEAN AND WE ARE
REALLY WE ARE ENGAGING THAT THE
ISSUES AREN'T ARE NARROWING BUT
I THINK THAT AS YOU POINT OUT
THE TIME IS NOW AND SO. ARE
LETTER REALLY UPRIGHT FOR THE
CLARITY TO TRYING AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
CLEAR RAMSEY WITH JUSTICE AN
AGING THANK YOU.
FOR THIS HEARING WE WANT THEY
WERE FULLY IN SUPPORT OF
INCREASING BE.
GRANT AMOUNT PRESS ASIDE AS
WELL AS HAVING IT REINSTATED
ANNUAL COLA I'M WE ARE ALSO IN
AGREEMENT WITH FEE CASH UP
PROVISION ARM. AS A MISTER HELD
LAID OUT ESPECIALLY AROUND THE
HOLD HARMLESS PROVISION WHICH WE
SEE AS INTEGRAL TO THIS REALLY
BE WORKABLE WITH IN CALIFORNIA
THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT SEEING AND NO OTHER
PEOPLE AT THE MICROPHONE.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ALRIGHT WHY
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
PRESENTATION AND.
.
THE THINK BEYOND APARTMENT FOR
YOUR HARD WORK THIS ISSUE WE SO
OBVIOUSLY OF.
MORE TO DO AND I THINK WE HAVE
SOME THINGS THAT.
OWNER.
THINGS THAT KEEP US VERY BUSY
DOING OUR NAY BUT HOPEFULLY CAN.
COME OF SOME RESOLUTION. OKAY SO
NEXT ITEM IS ACTUALLY AS FIVE
ONE NINO THE PARTS ARE SERVICE
IN HOME SUPPORT SERVICES AND
APPRECIATE OTHERS MANY OTHER
PEOPLE ALSO BY WAITING TO
TESTIFY ON THIS AS WELL SO. NOW
WE'RE GONNA DO ISSUE NINE THE
OVERVIEW. AND THEN.
.
ISSUED TEN AND THEN WHAT.
ISSUE TEN THE I JUST S. M. OF
EACH CHANGES UP THEY SO ACTUALLY
WHAT WE'RE GONNA.
ACTUAL.
THIRTY ONE A PROPOSED TO DO IS
FOR AND DO ALL THE ISSUES BEFORE
THE INVESTMENTS WILL HAVE PUBLIC
COMMENT AND THEN WE'LL DO THE
INVESTMENTS.
AT SO AND THEN WE'LL HAVE
PUBLIC COMMENT ON THOSE AND IF
YOU.
SO WHILE WE GO AHEAD AND BEGIN
WITH ISSUE NINE AND JUST AGAIN
FOR THE RECORD IT'S ONLY A FEW
PEOPLE CHANGE AROUND THE TABLE.
JUST SWELL LIKE PORN DIRECTOR
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL
SERVICES.
DEBBIE THOMPSON DEPUTY DIRECTOR
AT ALL PROGRAMS SUCH SERVICES
ILIO.
EXPRESS THEIR A LEO DINI BALLOT
ALEJO AND IT'S USUALLY FINANCE
WE ARE ALMOST FINANCE.
OKAY WHAT WE BEGIN WITH THE
OVERVIEW HERE THANK YOU JUST
VERY QUICKLY WHEN I'M GONNA GIVE
IT TO MISS THOMPSON CALM. AS YOU
KNOW I TWO ASSESSES THE BACK
ROOM OF THE STATE SOME HOME AND
COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES.
ART PROGRAMS ON IT IS MULTIPLES
LARGER IN SCALE AND ANY OTHER
STATE OR.
THE NEXT BUNCH A STATES.
AND IF YOU THINK OF THE PAYROLL
THAT IT SUPPORTS ALTHOUGH THE
MOVEMENT THE CARE GIVERS ARE THE
EMPLOYEES OF.
THE CONSUMERS THE PAYROLL THAT
SUPPORTED IS GREATER THAN THAT
OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND
THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
COMBINED.
SO IN TERMS OF NUMBERS OF PEOPLE
RECEIVING PAYMENTS.
THE STUMPS.
SORRY. YOU HAVE THE. PART POINT
IN FRONT OF YOU WHICH KIND OF
GOES THROUGH THE OVERVIEW I'M
NOT GONNA. AND GO THROUGH IT
LINE BY LINE I'LL POINT OUT A
COUPLE OF THINGS THEY TO.
YEAH.
WERE OVER A FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND RECIPIENTS NOW IN THE
STATE.
.
AND CLOSE TO THAT IN PROVIDERS I
GAVE YOU SOME SOME DEMOGRAPHIC
INFORMATION THROUGHOUT
HERE.
THE BUDGET FOR THIS EIGHTEEN
NINETEEN BUDGET CYCLE WAS OF
ELEVEN POINT TWO MILLION.
SEVEN POINT SIX OF THAT BEING
FEDERAL DOLLARS.
.
IT GIVES YOU JUST SOME FURTHER
DEMOGRAPHICS ON NUMBERS OF
RECIPIENTS AND PROVIDERS KIND OF
THE MAKE UP AS FAR AS PEOPLE
LIVING IN THE HOME WITH THEM
THOSE KINDS OF THINGS YOU MIGHT
HAVE INTEREST IN THAT YOU CAN
LOOK AT YOUR.
SO THAT'S.
WHAT THE OVERVIEW CONTAINS IF
YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
I'M HAPPY TO ADDRESS THAT THE
POWER POINT GOES INTO OTHER
ELEMENTS OF THINGS ARE GOING TO
COVER IN?
?
OTHER ISSUES SO I'LL LEAVE THAT
FOR THEM.
ALRIGHT A ILIO WOMAN'S ARM
FINANCE.
OCEANS OF AB I DID HAVE A
QUESTION AND I THINK IT MAY COME
UP ALSO AGAIN FOR INVESTMENT SO.
I KNOW THAT.
THE PLATONIC VERIFICATION HAS
SOMETHING THAT BROUGHT PEOPLE
RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT.
.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS NOT YET PROVIDED
GUIDANCE.
CAN YOU SPEAK TO WEAR TO THE
PARLIAMENT IS ON THE STATUS OF.
TRUNK VERIFICATION AND WHAT IS
THE DEPARTMENT LOOKING AT THAT
SHIRTS ELECTRONIC VISIT
VERIFICATION AS WELL AWARE WHEN
IN TO LAWS PART OF THE CURE
SOCKED THEN OF DECEMBER TWO
THOUSAND.
SEEN.
AND WE SPENT THE FIRST PART OF
TWO THOUSAND SEVENTEEN OUT OF
LOOKING INTO DOING SOME ANALYSIS
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT ITS IMPACTS
ANOMALY I JUST US BUT. ALL.
STATE PROGRAMS THAT OPERATE
PERSONAL CARE SERVICES BOMB
OBVIOUSLY I JUST US BEING THE
LARGEST OF THOSE.
.
AND THEN DID OF AN INITIAL
STAKEHOLDER MEETING IN OCTOBER
FOLLOWED BY THE RELEASE OF A
REQUEST FOR INFORMATION TOGETHER.
PALM.
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S OUT
THERE AS FAR AS FENDERS HOW IT'S
BEING DONE OTHER PLACES WHETHER
ANY OF THAT MAKES SENSE FOR. MOM
WHAT WE WHAT WE DO HERE IN
CALIFORNIA ON THE REQUESTS.
PROPOSALS CAME BACK FROM
VENDORS IN DECEMBER WE'VE DONE
WE GOT EIGHTEEN DIFFERENT.
PROPOSALS BACK.
.
OUR RESPONSES BACK AND.
THREAD INTERRUPTS IS AND WHAT
KIND OF PARAMETERS THAT YOU GIVE
THE VENDORS FOR SAYING HIS LIKE
HE COULDN'T COME UP WITH THE
SYSTEM OR DID SAY WHAT I WANT TO
HAVE PARAMETERS WHEN OUR.
IT IT WAS A REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION SO IT WASN'T A
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND WAS
THIS IS WHAT THE FEDERAL LAW. IS
IT IS AN OLD WOULD YOU WHAT.
SOLUTIONS WOULD YOU BRING TODAY.
OKAY SO THAT IS SO THERE ARE NO
ASIDE FROM SAYING THIS OF THE
FEDERAL LAWS BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY
DON'T HAVE REGULATORY GUIDANCE
IT'S PEOPLE COMING UP WITH
DIFFERENT WAYS OF.
OKAY WAS THERE ANY EFFORT TO SAY
WE SHOULD TRY TO MINIMIZE THE
BURDEN I. THAT LITTLE PRIVACY
ISSUES
SO THAT WAS A BIG PART OF OUR
INITIAL STAKEHOLDER MEETING WAS
TO INFORM WHAT WE WOULD WRITE IN
A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION. AND
WE YOU KNOW PUT IN THE
REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE IN STATE
WHAT I'M SORRY IN FEDERAL LAW
FOR EVEN.
AND THEN WE ALSO LOOKED I'M IF
TO EXACTLY WHAT YOUR YOUR TALK.
TO MAKE IT AS LEASE CUMBERSOME
TO OUR
TO BE IN SOME.
DOUBLE.
WE ASKED FOR AS YOU'RE PROBABLY
AWARE WE ROLLED OUT ELECTRONIC
TIME SHEETS FOR OUR RECIPIENT
PARA PROVIDERS IN RECIPIENTS
LAST YEAR AND. WE ASKED ABOUT
HOW POTENTIALLY THAT COULD BE IT
ENHANCED OR UTILIZED AS A PART
OF THIS PROCESS. TRYING TO LOOK
AT IT FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF WE
HAVE SOMETHING THAT WERE ALREADY.
HAVE PEOPLE UTILIZING AS THEIR
WAY TO EXPAND ON THAT SO THAT
WAS UP PART OF OUR REQUEST FOR
INFORMATION TO TO GET THAT BACK
SO WE GOT A NUMBER OF RESPONSES
TO THAT REQUEST. WE REVIEWED
THOSE.
ACTUALLY TOMORROW WE HAVE OUR
NEXT STAKEHOLDER MEETING TO
SHARE OUT WHAT WE LEARNED FROM
THAT ON THAT WE ALSO ARE GOING
TO BE TRYING TO SHARE
INFORMATION ABOUT. ON MANY OF
THE CONCERNS THAT ARE OUT THERE
AND WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THAT AND
TRY AND TRYING TO ALLEVIATE. ON
SOME OF THOSE.
FEARS AND ANXIETIES FROM WHAT
WE KNOW AND WHAT WHAT OUR
APPROACH TO.
WHAT PARTS IDEAS OF AN APPROACH
TO? TO THIS WOULD BE.
SO HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF
THAT MORE IF YOU WANT WELL I
JUST.
.
I IT BENDER STAND THAT BEEN
ABSENCE OF DIRECT GUIDANCE OF
THAT.
IT THAT WE HAD THAT BASICALLY
IT'S GOOD FAITH EFFORT AT THIS
MIGHT BECAUSE WITHOUT GUIDANCE
YOU KNOW THERE'S NO PARAMETERS.
AND.
I I'D DO HOPE THAT WORD NOT.
SOME OBSERVERS SAY IN.
IN MY FIELD MEDICINE SOMETIMES
IT HAPPENS THIS ONE DOESN'T.
SURVEYS WE WERE HARD OURSELVES
WE HAVE TO BE. A TIMES BECAUSE
WE THINK SOMETHING'S COMING DOWN
THE LINE.
AND.
I AT AT YOU YOU KNOW I I WANNA
BE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT IN A
SITUATION WHERE WE'RE JUMPING
THE GUN AND CREATING A SYSTEM
THAT. RAISES ISSUES WERE ABOUT
YOU KNOW BURDEN ON THE CARE
GIVERS I MEAN WE I THINK THAT
YOU KNOW THEY NEED TO BE CARE
GIVING. NOTS ANY OTHER TIME
DOCUMENTING. SO. THAT'S ONE
ISSUE.
THE OTHER ONE IS ACTUALLY THE
PRIVACY THE CLIENTS YOU KNOW
HAVE IT DEALT THE PENNY BECAUSE
THE MORE DETAILED YOU GET AND
WHO WEARS THAT THEY'D.
THAT'S ABOUT.
NOT JUST WHAT.
THE CARE GIVERS DOING BUT WHAT'S
HAPPENING THE CLIENTS I GO GREAT
NOW I KNOW THAT THEIR AGAIN THE
BATH EVERY EMMY THAT DID MAYBE
CLIENT. PRIVACY ISSUES TO THAT I
THINK WE NEED TO TO TO BE VERY
SENSITIVE TO.
SO I JUST YOU KNOW THOSE ARE
THINK IMPORTANT THINGS. BOTH IN
OUR SYSTEM ALSO THE FEEDBACK TO
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS
THEY'RE TRYING TO VOTE THE
REGULATIONS AS WELL RIGHT I MEAN.
YOU'D DO YOU HAVE SO THOSE ARE
TYPES OF THINGS I KNOW I THINK
AND I KNOW YOU HAVE YOUR YOUR
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS BUT.
I KNOW THAT THE VENDORS ARE
GREAT BUT THEY'RE PROBABLY ALSO
LOOKING AT HEY THE MORE STUFF WE
CAN DO THE MORE WE CAN BILL FOR.
CELLULOID DEAL GOT BUSTED AND
I'M SURE DID TRYING TO DO THE
RIGHT THING BUT YOU KNOW TO SAID
THAT THERE'S THAT THAT TENSION
THERE AND I JUST WANNA BE SURE
THAT WHEN.
NO WE DON'T DO NEED A GOOD FAITH
EFFORT AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE
DEPEND ON THIS FEDERAL MONEY.
BUT ALSO THAT WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY
TRAPPING OURSELVES IN A
SITUATION THAT'S GOING TO CREATE
MORE PROBLEMS.
FOR OUR CLIENT I MEAN FOR THE
PEOPLE OF SERVING FIRST BECAUSE
THEY THEY SHOULD ALWAYS COME
FIRST AND THEN OF COURSE THE
PEOPLE PROVIDING THE CARE.
SO.
AND IT TOTALLY AGREE WITH
EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE SAYING
AND ENHANCE OBSOLETE THE
APPROACH THAT WE'RE TAKING IN
GOING THROUGH THIS.
ONE OF THAT.
PRIMARY THINGS WE WILL BE
CONVEYING TOMORROW TO OUR
STAKEHOLDERS IS THAT THAT WE.
INTEND THIS TO BE A VERY.
RICH STAKEHOLDER RECIPIENT
PROVIDER AND.
PROCESS
WHICH IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THOSE
STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS THAT THAT
INVOLVEMENT
IT'S NOT CUMBERSOME AND SO WE'RE
LOOKING TOOK THAT TO SUPPORT.
TAKE THE DIRECTION THAT WE'RE
GOING WHICH IS IS THIS NEEDS TO
BE A DELIBERATE THOUGHTFUL.
PROCESS AND A THAT WE REALIZE
THAT DOING IT THAT WAY MAY DO.
WE YOU WILL PROBABLY NOT BE
MEETING. JANUARY TWO THOUSAND
NINETEEN.
DEADLINE AND WE WILL WILL BE
WORKING WITH SEE A MASS AROUND.
THE GOOD FAITH EFFORT.
ALLOWANCE FOR THAT
TO.
.
TO INSURE THAT THE WAY THAT WE
DO THIS IS DONE. CORRECTLY AND
TO BE ALLIES.
LEAST ALLEN.
DIFFICULT FOR OUR PROVIDERS AND
ARE RECIPIENTS AND MOST
SENSITIVE TO OF RESPECTING THEIR
DIGNITY AND PRIVACY ABSOLUTELY.
AND I THINK ON YOUR HITTING ON
ONE OF THE OTHER. BE CONCERNS AS
AREAS THAT WE ALSO INTO.
YEAH.
FOLKS I'VE BEEN VERY CONCERNED
ABOUT THE CONCEPT
P. ASKS AND THOSE KINDS OF
THINGS WILL BE OUTLINING THAT
THAT IS NOT A REQUIREMENT OF THE
E. VV AND IS. A GIVEN NOT
NECESSARILY TO DO WITH EBV AND
WILL BE LOOKING AT OTHER WAYS TO
APPROACH HOW TO IDENTIFY AND
THAT ONE REQUIREMENTS HAVE WHERE
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED. ON AND
THERE'S OTHER APPROACHES THAT
CAN BE UTILIZED AND THAT.
TRACKING PEOPLE IS NOT IN ANY
WAY. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING TO
LOOKING TO DO WITH TOM? THIS UP.
IMPLEMENTATION HEREIN IN WELL
FOR NOW. WELL IN APPRECIATE THAT
BECAUSE I THINK ANY ONE OF US AS
INDIVIDUALS WOULD ACTUALLY BE
EXTREMELY CONCERNED IF A
GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TRACKING
EXACTLY WHERE WE ARE AT EVERY
MOMENT.
AND SO A CLIENT WHO DEPENDS ON
THEIR CAREGIVER TO BE WITH THEM.
ESSENTIALLY BY THE FALL MEANS
THAT HE'S TRACKING THE CARRY
GIVE YOUR TRACKING CLIENTS AND
THEIR LOCATION AT ALL TIMES.
SO THAT'S YOU KNOW THAT TO ME
WOULD BE VERY CONCERNING IN
TERMS OF TO PROCLAIMS PRIVACY
AND THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NOT A GPS
REQUIREMENT AND THAT IS NOT WHAT
WE ARE LOOKING AT OKAY AS FAR AS
GPS. THERE IS A REQUIREMENT OF
YOU KNOW.
LOCATION OF SERVICE PROVISION
BUT THAT IS OUT.
WHEN I BEGAN IN A COULD BE
POTENTIALLY IT OFF. IN THE HOME
OR IN THE COMMUNITY HARD. AND
DOESN'T HAVE TO BE GATHERED
THROUGH A GPS MODEL OKAY Y. LOOK
FORWARD TO YOUR. A FOLLOW UP ON
THIS ON THIS WEEK TOUCHING.
TOUCHING ON THIS ISSUE AGAIN
BEFORE. WE CONCLUDE ON THE
BUDGET AND OF COURSE I THINK.
APPRECIATE THE UPDATES ARE ON
YOUR CONVERSATIONS THE OTHER
THING THAT YOU ALLUDED TO WAS
KIND OF THE DETAIL OF SERVICES
AND. DOES REQUIRE A TYPE OF
SERVICE BUT.
WHAT WE'RE HEARING FROM CMS AS
WELL AS?
OWN VIEWS ON.
IS THAT IT. CERTAINLY WOULD NOT
NEED TO BE AT THE LEVEL OF OUR
TWENTY FIVE INDIVIDUAL SERVICES
THAT IT WOULD BE A MUCH HIGHER
LEVEL THAN THAT IT WAS A
PERSONAL CARE SERVICE LAUREN.
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING TYPES
SERVICE PROVIDED NOT THAT THERE
WOULD BE ON. THAT LEVEL OF
DETAIL THAT WE ACTUALLY
AUTHORIZED SERVICE.
ALRIGHT LET'S HOPE WILL NO THANK
YOU.
AND I GUESS THE OTHER THING I
JUST WANT.
.
COUPLE OTHER THAT THINGS ARE
JUST THE OVERALL AB THE USE OF
DIRECT DEPOSIT HOW'S THAT GOING.
IT'S GOING WELL IT'S SOMETHING
THAT WE'RE AT APSLEY CONTINUING
TO ENCOURAGE BECAUSE IT DOES
EXPEDITE GETTING VEHEMENT YOU
ARE PROVIDERS WHICH IS VERY
VALUABLE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE JUST DID IN FEBRUARY. WAS IN
OUR A LECTURE ON A TIME SHE
NEEDS APPLICATION. IT'S THE
PORTALS THAT.
OCCASION.
.
BUT IT ALLOWS NOW PROVIDERS TO
ENROLL INTO DIRECT DEPOSIT
DIRECTLY THROUGH THAT.
PORTAL AND IN THE FIRST WEEK WE
BROUGHT IT UP WE HAD SEVEN
THOUSAND NEW PROVIDERS AND ROLE
IN DIRECT DEPOSIT WHICH WE ARE
VERY.
PLEASED ABOUT SO IT'S MAKING IT
EASIER AND THAT WAY WE ALSO.
THERE IS NO LONGER ANY KIND OF
A WEEK'S TIME FOR A PROVIDER TO
ENROLL IN DIRECT DEPOSIT ONCE
THEY'RE AN ELIGIBLE PROVIDER AND.
LINKS TO A RECIPIENT THAT
THEY'RE SERVING BACON A ROCK AND
ROLL IMMEDIATELY AND TO DIRECT
DEPOSIT.
SO.
WE WERE TRYING TO FIND WAYS TO
SIMPLIFY IT AND ENCOURAGE PEOPLE
TO UTILIZE THAT OPTION.
AND ENOUGH FINALLY.
I NOTED THAT THE SICK LEAVE UP
BACK UP FOR SICK LEAVE SO WHAT'S
THE STATUS ON ON ON THAT.
SO WE WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS
WITH STAKEHOLDERS WE'VE TALKED
ABOUT.
POTENTIAL WAYS.
TO APPROACH THAT.
WE HAVE.
.
HAD DISCUSSIONS ABOUT WHO ARE
THE MOST AT RISK INDIVIDUALS AS
FAR AS BEING WITHOUT A PROVIDER
UP SORRY WITH. A RECIPIENT BEING
WITHOUT A PROVIDER BECAUSE THE
PROVIDER HAS CALLED IN SICK.
AND.
THOSE DISCUSSIONS ARE ONGOING.
AT THIS POINT IN TIME IT'S NOT.
.
FUNDING TO DO ANYTHING.
OUTSIDE OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE
CURRENTLY SO THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT'S.
ADVOCATES ARE LOOKING AND.
WITH FINANCE.
ALRIGHT OKAY THANK YOU.
IN THEIR QUESTIONS NO PARADE SO
WE'LL MOVE ONTO THE NEXT ITEM
WHICH IS ISSUE TEN.
TO UPDATE ON NIGHT JUSTICE
MEANS OF EFFORT I THINK WE HAVE
A COUPLE OF WEEKS IT WAS KIND
HAVE YOU MOVE. AROUND A LITTLE
MAYBE SO WE CAN HAVE SOME ROOM
FOR YAFFA.
FRANK MECCA FROM CALIFORNIA
WELFARE'S DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
AND KAREN
SLAUGHTER FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION PUBLIC AUTHORITIES.
.
SO.
HOW IS IT AYE OKAY WE OBSERVE
SUBSTITUTE?
THE RIGHT MEXICAN PLUM FRANK
MECO WENT HOME SICK THIS MORNING
WHICH IS KIND OF UNHEARD OF IN
HIS TENURE SO I DO APOLOGIZE FOR
THE LAST MINUTE SWITCH BUT I MY
LINK ADVANCED WITH THE KIND
OFFERED ACTORS.
WELL ACTUALLY IS SOMEONE WHO
DOESN'T WANT TO SPREAD OF
DISEASES A FREE SHE WHEN PEOPLE
ARE SECOND STATE HELP. SO THEY
PEOPLE.
SO I WELCOME AND.
.
CAN CONFINE YOUR REMARKS THAT
MADNESS THREE MINUTES.
.
AND THE FUNDS.
OKAY PARTS I THINK WE'LL START
WITH THE DEPARTMENTS AND THEN
WE'LL MOVE ON OKAY DEPARTMENTS
ARE GONNA LET THEM MORE. OFTEN.
NBER BUT YES THE.
BECAUSE AS YOU KNOW WHEN THE.
COORDINATED CARE INITIATIVE WAS
SORT OF ON OWNED BY ACTION OF OF
OF THE ADMINISTRATION.
WELCOME IT ENDED THE PROVISIONS
IN WHICH THEY. MAINTENANCE OF
EFFORT.
FUNDING SYSTEM FOR H. SINCE WERE
CREATED IN A.
OVER A PERIOD OF MONTHS HOME
THROUGH DIALOGUE BETWEEN
ADMINISTRATION COUNTIES THE
SECOND SANDRA. ALL OTHER
INTERESTED STAKEHOLDERS THERE
WAS A REPLACEMENT AND WE PROCESS.
CREATED A FUNDING MECHANISM IN
WHICH THE COST SHIFT TO THE
COUNTIES WAS REDUCED
ARM AND THEN PROVISIONS BUILT
AND FOR SOME OF AMMO WE INCREASE
INTO THE FUTURE. AND WHAT WE'RE
GONNA AT ANYTHING BEYOND THE
OTHER.
THANKS.
DURING GO OKAY TOOK YEAH BUT
SOUNDS GOING. THERE IN CASE
THERE WITH CALIFORNIA
ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC THIRTIES
AND WE THANK THE STAFF WE ASK
THAT THERE BE A MOMENT TO TALK
ABOUT ONE OF THE IMPACTS THAT WE
HADN'T EXPECT.
OF THE CHAINS
THAT THE MOE.
FOR THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY IS THE
RESULT OF THIS NEW MAINTENANCE
OF EFFORT FORMULA IS THAT WE
HAVE A DECREASE IN THE COMBINED
AMOUNT THAT COMES FROM. THE
MAIDENS OF EFFORT THAT THE
COUNTIES HAVE TO PUT UP AND THE
STATE GENERAL FUND. ARE
SHORTFALL THIS YEAR WHAT THERE
WAS NOBODY THAT WAS TRYING TO
CUT US IT WAS ONE OF THOSE
REALLY COMPLICATED FORMULAS THAT
TOOK MONTHS.
FOR IT TO SETTLE OUT AND THE
RESULT WAS THAT WE LOST FUNDING
IN ADMIN FOR PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
AND THEN I LEAN CAN SPEAK TO
THAT THEY ALSO LOST FUNDING. FOR
THAT COUNTY UM'S WELFARE SYSTEMS
FOR US IT WAS A TWENTY SIX
PERCENT CUT AND WE KNEW THAT
AMOUNT AND THEN FIGURED OUT THE
ALLOCATION OF THOSE DOLLARS IN
LIKE NOVEMBER.
SO YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ALMOST
HALF OF A FISCAL YEAR HAVING
GONE BY AT THAT POINT WHICH
ALMOST DOUBLED THE IMPACT OF THE
CUT.
FOR OUR PUBLIC AUTHORITIES SOME
OF THEM HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE THAT
THE COUNTIES HAVE BACK FILLED
THAT HASN'T HAPPENED IN
SACRAMENTO BOMB IN SAN BENITO
THEY DID. BACK FILLED THIS YEAR
THEY HAVE TWO POINT TWO FIVE
POSITIONS IN THEIR PUBLIC
AUTHORITY.
SO FOR THE JANUARY BUDGET.
THERE IS A SMALL INCREASE
AND IF WE DON'T GET BACK TO THE
FUNDING LEVEL THAT WE WERE AT
WE'RE GONNA SEE MORE REDUCTIONS
IN THE BUDGET YEAR.
AT LEAST IN SOME OF THE PUBLIC
AUTHORITY SANTA BARBARA HAS HAD
BEHALF OF ITS STAFF.
LAID OFF IN RIVERSIDE IT'S
ABOUT THIRTY POSITIONS THAT ARE
GONE SO IT'S A BIG IMPACT THAT
WE'RE SEEING. IN THE COUNTIES
THAT COULDN'T BACK FILM WELL
THERE WAS LANGUAGE THAT WAS
ADOPTED BACK IN TWO THOUSAND AND
ELEVEN FOR THE. ADMINISTRATION
TO WORK WITH THE PUBLIC
AUTHORITIES TO FIGURE OUT A NEW
BUDGET METHODOLOGY AND DEBBIE
THOMPSON FROM THE DEPARTMENT HAS
BEEN REALLY HEROIC AND WORKING
WITH US. TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT A
NEW BUDGETING METHODOLOGY FOR
PUBLIC AUTHORITY ADMIN FUNDING
WE JUST WANTED TO PLANT A FLAG
HERE TODAY. THAT OUR WORK
BETWEEN NOW AND THE MAY REVISE
FOR US THAT REALLY DOES NEED TO
BRING US INTO A REASONABLE
FUNDING LEVEL OR WE'RE GONNA SEE.
REAL SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON
PROVIDER ENROLLMENT.
GETTING PEOPLE LINKED INTO
REGISTRIES GETTING THEM LINKED
INTO THE BACK UP SYSTEMS.
AND THE TRADITIONAL SERVICES
THAT WE PROVIDE.
AND FROM THAT COUNTY
ADMINISTRATION PERSPECTIVE.
WHERE ARE REDUCTION THIS YEAR
WAS NOT AS SIGNIFICANT AS THAT
EXPERIENCE BY THE PUBLIC
AUTHORITIES AND I DON'T MEAN TO
MINIMIZE IT THOUGH IT WAS STILL
ABOUT AN ELEVEN?
REDUCTION.
BUT AS A RESULT OF THAT
LANGUAGE ON THERE WAS A LOT OF
WORK THAT WAS DONE OVER THE FALL
ON THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
PORTION OF THE OF THE BUDGET
METHODOLOGY TO BE DEVELOPED AND.
ON THAT WAS VERY PRODUCTIVE IT
WAS A GOOD PARTNERSHIP IT WAS
GOOD WORK AND.
THAT THE CURRENT SOME OF THE
CONCLUSIONS ABOUT WERE RIGGED
RELEASED IN THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET AND I THINK.
WE AS COUNTIES HAVE SOME
CONCERNS WITH A COUPLE OF THE
ELEMENTS OF THAT BUT THE
DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY
OPEN TO TALKING THROUGH THE DATA
AND WORKING ON THAT TO. A GET TO
A PLACE FOR THAT BUDGET
METHODOLOGY IS CALM.
WERE HOPELESS WE GOING TO THE
MAYOR REVISION THAT WE'RE GONNA
BE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THOSE
ISSUES IN AND COME TO SOME
RESOLUTION.
A RIGHT.
INCOMES MALAYO.
ONE THING WE WOULD NOTE IS AS.
MENTIONED IN THE GOVERNOR'S
BUDGET WAS THAT THERE WOULD BE A
LOOK BACK TO ASSESS WHAT.
THE REVISED BUDGET A
METHODOLOGY IN TWENTY TWENTY
TWENTY ONE SO TO THE EXTENT THAT
THE LEGISLATURE IS PARTICULARLY
INTERESTED IN CAPTURING A
CERTAIN MEASURE TO ASSESS.
THE METHODOLOGIES REASONABLE
THERE IS ROOM IN WHICH YOU CAN
REQUEST TIME FOR ADDITIONAL DATA
TO BE COLLECTED OR OPEN FORM
THAT PROCESS OF WHAT THAT
REEVALUATION WOULD LOOK.
PARENTS.
BUT WE CONTINUE TO BE COMMITTED
TO THE BUDGET DEAL REACHED LAST
YEAR ON THE AMMO WE AND CONTINUE
WORKING WITH THE COUNTIES IN THE
PUBLIC AUTHORITIES ARE ANY
ISSUES.
OKAY SO THERE'S CONTINUING WORK
BUT WE CLEARLY HAVE A ISSUE WE
NEED TO DRESS THEIR.
I IS THERE AN UPDATE ON THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AS WELL
PROCESS BECAUSE KNOWS FROM THE
CHANGES WE'D. DID.
WE'RE DOING.
IF THE OTHER AS YOU KNOW PUT
PART OF THE.
DE LA.
THE STATURE RE CHANGES LAST YEAR
CREATED SOME SORT OF SAFETY
VALVES IN THE EVENT THAT
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING THAT THERE WAS A PERCEPTION
THAT THERE WAS NOT GOOD FOR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. I DON'T
BELIEVE ANYONE HAS.
I HAD THE NEED TO INVOKE ON AUG
OVERVIEW FROM CURB OR ANYTHING
LIKE THAT. ON THOSE WE'VE ALSO
DONE CLARIFICATION THAT IS SUIT
PENDING.
FINAL. APPROVAL IN THE
LEGISLATURE IN THE LEGISLATURE.
TO HOW WOULD THE WAGE SUPPLEMENT
WHICH WAS AGREED TO AS A SORT OF
AN. ANTICIPATORY TO MINIMUM WAGE
INCREASING OR HOW WOULD WOULD
ACTUALLY FUNCTION BECAUSE WHEN
ORIGINALLY DISCUSSED IT WAS FOR
COUNTIES THAT WERE AT MINIMUM
WAGE AND THEN SUBSEQUENTLY WE.
TRY TO FIND WAYS THAT COUNTIES
THAT WERE ALREADY ABOVE MINIMUM
WAGE COULD UTILIZE IT AND.
LONG STORY SHORT WE CAME TO
AGREEMENT BETWEEN ALL OF THEM.
STATE COUNTIES LABOR ONAPPROACH
AND WE'VE IT SHOULD BE
INSTRUCTIONS SO THAT BARGAINING
CAN CONTINUE. BUT WE'VE SORT OF
NOTED THAT IT IS PENDING ON THE
LEGISLATIVE ACTION WHICH I THINK
IS.
THE ENERGY DEPARTMENT PLANS I
BELIEVE THE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY
VOTE ON FLOOR YESTERDAY PULL.
DAY ARE TODAY WE DID VILLAIN OF
OKAY PROBLEMS KINKY SO WITH A
FOR GOVERNOR SIGNS OF IT WERE
GOOD POP.
I WOULD I WOULD JUST ADD THAT I
THINK THAT WE'VE HAD THREE
PUBLIC AUTHORITIES COUNTIES THAT
HAVE CLOSED IN BARGAINING AND
ACHIEVED NEW BARGAINING
AGREEMENTS WE HAVE TWENTY SEVEN.
CURRENTLY IN BARGAINING WHICH IS
A HISTORIC HIGH.
WE EXPECT WITH THE LEGISLATION
BEING SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR
THAT AGREEMENTS ARE GOING TO
COME TOGETHER.
FASTER THAN WHAT WE'VE SEEN IN
THE PAST.
RIGHT GOOD.
OKAY ANYTHING ELSE THAN A SWAN
ALRIGHT SO LET'S MOVE ON TO
ISSUE NUMBER.
ELEVEN WHICH IS.
OVERSIGHT OF THE FAIR LABOR
STANDARDS OVERTIME AND
TATIAN.
SO IT SEEMS. THAT JUST.
RIGHT APARTMENT.
IDA B. THOMASSEN THE IDLE
PROGRAMS.
.
IN YOU ASKED ABOUT VIOLATIONS
VIOLATIONS AND EXEMPTIONS AND SO
I. YOU HAVE A CHART IN YOUR HAND
OUTS THAT KIND OF THOSE WALKS
YOU THROUGH THE.
VIOLATIONS AND THEY'VE STAYED
FAIRLY STABLE UMMAH OVER TIME
THERE IS A LOT OF.
COLLABORATIVE WORK BETWEEN THE
COUNTIES THE UNIONS AND THE.
DEPARTMENT TO. DO OUTREACH AND
EDUCATION AND TO CONTINUE TO
SUPPORT PEOPLE ONE OF THE THINGS
AS THE ELECTRONIC TIME SHEETS
HAS COME UP HAS THERE'S BEEN A
LOT OF OUTREACH PARTICULARLY TO
PEOPLE WHO HAVE. HAD VIOLATIONS
AND ARE STRUGGLING WITH DOING
TIME SHEETS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO
POTENTIALLY USE THAT ELECTRONIC
TIMESHEET SYSTEM BECAUSE IT DOES
PROVIDE PROBLEMS. IN REAL TIME
LETTING THEM DON'T KNOW IF THEY
ARE POTENTIALLY GONNA GET A
VIOLATION IN THE WAY THAT
THEY'RE FILLING OUT THEIR TIME
SHEETS HOMINICK ALLOWS THEM THE
OPPORTUNITY TO COOK TO CORRECT
THAT IF IT WAS AN ERROR. SO
THERE'S CONTINUED WORKED IN THAT
AREA.
IT.
THERE WAS A QUESTION ABOUT HOW
MANY PEOPLE HAD ACTUALLY BEEN
TERMINATED SINCE THE INCEPTION
OF DOING THE.
.
THE VIOLATIONS ACTIVITIES THERE
HAS BEEN A TOTAL OF FIFTY PEOPLE
THAT HAVE ACTUALLY REACHED THE
LEVEL OF THE FOURTH VIOLATION
AND DETERMINATION.
.
SO AND OUT THAT'LL LOOK A LITTLE
DIFFERENT IN YOUR CHART YOUR
CHART IS REFLECTING THE NUMBER
OF PEOPLE THAT. WERE.
TRIGGERED A VIOLATION.
THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES FOR
DISPUTEAND OVERRIDE IN THOSE
AREAS SO I THINK THERE'S ABOUT A
HUNDRED EIGHTY TWO THAT
TRIGGERED BUT ONLY FIFTY THAT
ACTUALLY RECEIVED.
.
A TERMINATION DUE TO A FOURTH
VIOLATION.
.
THE LAST QUESTION WAS AN UPDATE
ON THE APPEALS PROCESS AND
REALLY IT THROUGH STATE HEARINGS
THAT ACTUALLY IS A STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESS
THAT COMES TO OUR DIVISION. AND
WE ARE AND THAT WAS A PART OF
LAST YEAR'S EXAM.
EXEMPTION.
LOOK LEGISLATION WHERE THINGS
WERE CODIFIED AND IT'S GOING TO
TRANSITION TO THE COUNTIES THE
DECISION MAKING.
AND THEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO.
.
ESCALATE THAT TO THE STATE FOR
REVIEW IF THE EXEMPTION IS
DENIED AT THE COUNTY LEVEL THAT
IS STILL IN PROCESS OF
IMPLEMENTATION WE'VE DONE
SIGNIFICANT WORK WITH THAT
DISABILITY RIGHTS AND.
IT'S THAT WERE INVOLVED WITHOUT
LEGISLATION TO ENSURE THAT
TRANSITION MAKES SENSEFOR WHAT
WE WERE TRAINED WITH THEY'RE
TRYING TO DO WITH THE
LEGISLATION WE HAVE AN ACL. ON
THAT SHOULD BE COMING OUT OF IT
FIND IN FINAL VERSION ABOUT
STE WEEK.
.
THERE WILL BE.
.
A FINAL TRANSITION TO THE
COUNTIES IS SCHEDULED TOM
FOREMAN MAY.
WE WILL BE DOING SOME A WEAPON
OUR TRAINING WITH THE COUNTIES.
BETWEEN NOW AND THEN TO ENSURE
THAT.
THEY HAVE FULL UNDERSTANDING OF
THAT TRANSITION AND THOSE NEW
RESPONSIBLE.
WHERE ABOUTS?
ONE THING WE WOULD NOTE IS ON
THE EXEMPTION PIECE THE
EXEMPTION MEANING I'M FOR
PROVIDERS THAT ARE.
WORKING WITH MULTIPLE
RECIPIENTS ALLOWING THEM TO WORK
ABOVE THE CURRENT WEEKLY I'M
WORK WEEK CAP HOURS AND THAT THE
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF PROVIDERS
RECEIVING EXEMPTION TO.
WHEAT WHEAT WE JUST SAW BASED
OFF OF CURRENT GROWTH TRENDS
THAT IT MAY COME IN LOWER. IN
EIGHTEEN NINETEENRESULTING IN
VERY MINIMAL GENERAL FUND THE
PRODUCTION COSTS.
FINANCE.
BUT STATUTE RECENTLY MADE BY.
A PERMANENT AND SUCH AS WE
ANTICIPATE THAT THERE'S A LOT OF
WORK FUND UNIONS AND FOR OTHER
STAKEHOLDERS.
TO REALLY LET AT OTHER
PROVIDERS IN RECIPIENTS KNOW
ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITIES WE
WANNA BE. MINDFUL AND MAKE SURE
THEY'RE SUFFICIENT FUNDING THAN
THERE SHOULD THERE BE ADDITIONAL
EXEMPTIONS.
PART OF THE STATUTE WAS SADDAM
TO DO A ONE TIME MAILING WHICH
IS SCHEDULED FOR MARCH AND THAT
WILL GO OUT POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE
PROVIDERS AND RECIPIENTS.
SO AND THERE ALSO IS A
REQUIREMENT NOW THAT ARE OUT
TIME OF ASSESSMENT REASSESSMENT
THAT THE SOCIAL WORKER IS A
VALUE WAITING FOR POTENTIAL NEED
FOR IT EXEMPTION.
SO THERE MAY BE SOME.
AS ELIANA IS ALLUDING TO. BUT
OVERALL ECONOMY DEFIANCE FOR
CONTINUED A MINOR NET EXTENT
THAT THERE IS A CASE WITH THE
LATEST DATA GROW. UPDATE MAY
REVISION TO REFLECT APPROPRIATE
NUMBERS
BANG.
ALRIGHT ANYTHING ELSE ON THAT
QUESTION.
OKAY SERVE MOVE ON WE HAVE ISSUE
NUMBER TWELVE BUT TO CHANGE
PROPOSAL AND THAT THE MONITORING
OF AYE JUSTICE PROGRAM.
SO.
.
WE HAVE CURRENTLY EIGHT STAFF
THAT DO ARE Q. A VISITS TO THE
COUNTIES.
THEY VISIT ALL FAKE FIFTY EIGHT
COUNTIES
ANNUALLY.
SO IT IS A FAIRLY RESTRICTED
AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY CAN
ACTUALLY SPEND IN THE COUNTY.
AND WHAT WE HAVE BEEN
EXPERIENCING WHEN THEY'VE BEEN
GOING OUT MONITORING
THE MONITOR THE LAST COUPLE OF
YEARS. IS AS YOU CAN IMAGINE
WITH LIGHT ALL OF THE CHANGES
WITHOUT FOLLOW SAN A AND THE NEW
ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BECOME THE
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COUNTIES
SOME OF WHICH WE WERE JUST
TALKING ABOUT.
PROCESSING EXEMPTIONS LOOKING AT.
VIOLATION DISPUTES EXCEPTIONS.
MEDICAL.
.
WAIT TIME ASSOCIATED TARA
MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS BOMB AS
WELL AS THAN THE NORMAL
ASSESSMENT PROCESSING THAT THEIR
HUSBAND A LOT OF NEED FOR A DISH.
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE COUNTIES
ARE HAVING A LOT OF QUESTIONS
THEY'RE ASKING FOR ON TIME TO
SPEND GETTING FEEDBACK AND BEING
GIVEN SUPPORT AND TRAINING IN
DIFFERENT AREAS. AND THAT IS.
REALLY NOT DOABLE.
WITH EIGHT STAFF DOING FIFTY
EIGHT COUNTIES. ANNUALLY SO THIS
WOULD BE ADDING SO INSTEAD OF
EIGHT WOULD HAVE TWELVE STAFF
THAT WERE. IN THAT.
.
IF THE KICK AND VISITING THE
COUNTY IS THAT COULD SPEND THAT
ADDITIONAL TIME AND THAT'S THE
INTENT OF THIS IS TO PROVIDE
THAT ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE AND.
SUPPORT TO THE COUNTIES VOMIT.
WE WOULD BE WORKING WITH COUNTY
IS TO IDENTIFY THE AREAS THAT.
THEY FEEL WOULDN'T EVEN.
SPECIFICALLY BUT WE ALSO ARE
LOOKING AT THAT IN A VERY COUNTY
SPECIFIC WAY BECAUSE EACH COUNTY
HAS DIFFERENT AREAS THAT THAT
THEY MAY NEED THAT ASSIST.
ALRIGHT THANK YOU OF INCOMES
MILIEU.
YOU KNOW THAT ANOTHER COMPONENT
OF THE BCP INCLUDES DOING SOME
EXPLORATION OF THE ROOM. JUST
RECENT TRENDS IN THE INCREASE
AND PAID HOURS I'M WITHIN THE
AYE JUSTICE CASELOAD IN TRYING
TO TRACK OF WHETHER OR NOT
THAT'S INDICATIVE OF INCREASED
ACUITY WITHIN THE CASELOAD.
WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S
POTENTIALLY SIGNALING THAT IF
THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL NEED FOR
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON
ASSESSMENT ARE HOW ARE WE
SEEING ENSURE.
CORRECT
ON. AND.
WE WERE JUST NOT THAT THAT PIECE
IN PARTICULAR AND TRYING TO GET
MORE INFORMATION TO OTHER
UNDERSTAND RECENT TRENDS DOES
HAVE SOME MERIT.
LANCE.
ALRIGHT.
OKAY WELL CERTAINLY.
.
A I THINK CERTAIN.
FOR NO WE HAVE ENOUGH STAFF FIVE
BE VERY INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT
KNOWN INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE
GONNA BE TRYING TO GATHER ABOUT
AN INTENSITY IN AND HOURS AND SO
FORTH AND.
FROM ACU Y. STANDPOINT SO. YOU
CAN SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH.
LEGISLATURE NELLIE GOH. THE
DEPRECIATED ITSELF.
ALRIGHT.
OKAY ANY QUESTION OTHER
QUESTIONS NOW ALRIGHT SO WHAT WE
CAN DO IS I WORK AND TO.
I THINK IT'S BRILLIANT THE
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON.
OF THE. ISSUE THE OVERVIEW AN
ISSUE AREAS WE TALKED ABOUT WE
DO HAVE.
.
JUST ONE MENTION WE HAVE SIX
PROPOSALS FOR INVESTMENT I'M.
IF YOU ARE SO IF YOU.
.
SO.
AND SO THERE'S ACTUALLY ADDRESS.
THE. RISK
THE.
SOME PERCENT ACROSS THE BOARD
CUT THE I JUSTICE HOURS.
TRYING HIS VERIFICATION AND
EXPEDITING A TO CSUS WRITER
ROMANCE.
FUNDING OF CARE BENEFITS THOSE
PER RECORD PAID SICK LEAVE
IMPLICATION AND ADDRESSING
AUTOMATION BACKLOG. SO.
SO THIS IS THE COMMENT SERVE ON
THE OVERALL PROGRAM.
SO IF YOU WISH TO.
COMMENT ON ONE OF THE.
INVEST PROPOSAL INVESTMENTS YOU
MAY WANT TO WAIT TILL AFTER WE
HAVE THOSE PRESENTATIONS.
AND IN REGARDS TO THAT SO AND
IF YOU VERY COMMENTED THIS TIME
AND WE'RE TRYING TO ALSO KEEP MY
PEOPLE'S TIME SO. AGAIN WELCOME
AND.
BRIEF YOU SEE COUPLE COMMENT
ONE MINUTE PLEASE OUR MEMBERS
I'D TIFFANY Y. WITH THE SERVICE
EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION I
JUST WANTED TO THANK THE
DEPARTMENT FOR WORKING WITH US.
THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND THE
COUNTIES WITH REGARD TO THE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
FOR THE AGES AS A DEMO YOU
DEPRECIATE THE CHANGES IN THE
WORK THAT WAS DONE THERE AND
ALSO FOR THE ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS WHERE I RELATED TO.
THANK YOU.
JUSTIN GARRETT WITH THAT
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSOCIATION OF
COUNTIES I'M ALSO AND I THINK
THAT APARTMENT FINANCE PROMISE
OF SERVICES FOR THE STRONG
PARTNERSHIP ON IMPLEMENTING.
THE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE.
NEW I'D SHE SAYS FUNDING
STRUCTURING COUNTIES HAVE MADE
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS THIS YEAR.
WELL COUNTIES ARE MANAGING TO
STRIVE FOR THE IMPACT OF THE NEW
MANAGE THE IMPACT THE NEW EMILY
IN THE FIRST COUPLE YEARS I'M WE
ALWAYS KIND HOWEVER I ON THAT.
THE REOPENED PROVISION THESE
HIGHLIGHTED IN YOUR AGENDA.
TO THE POSSIBILITY TO REVISIT
THIS SITE SAYS FUNDING STRUCTURE
IN THE TWENTY NINETEEN TWENTY
BUDGET SO WE APPRECIATE YOU
HIGHLIGHTING THAT. I'LL BE
IMPORTANT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION
THE LEGISLATURE COUNTIES AND
OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO WORK
TOGETHER TO ENSURE THAT COUNTIES
CAN EFFECTIVELY DELIVER. I MIGHT
IS ASSN OTHER CRITICAL SERVICES
INCLUDING HEALTH AND MENTAL
HEALTH PROGRAMS.
I'M FINALLY ON A COUNTY
ADMINISTRATION AND PUBLIC
AUTHORITY ADMINISTRATION WE
APPRECIATE THE ONGOING
CONVERSATIONS THAT ARE ON THE
WAY ON THOSE. I'M AND JUST WANT
TO ENSURE THAT I'M ACTUAL COUNTY
COST ADMINISTER THESE PROGRAMS
ALIGNED WITH THE STATE FUNDING
THAT'S PROVIDED THEY GET.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
SURCHARGE WHEN A VOICE ON BEHALF
THE URBAN COUNTIES OF CALIFORNIA
I'M ALSO HERE TO SPEAK ON THE
COALITION THAT WOULD BE SIGNED
LETTER.
REGARD I JUST AS THE
IMPLEMENTATION BUT URBAN
COUNTIES IS NOT A FREE SOMEWHERE
EVERY OTHER COUNTY IN THE STATE
IN THAT WHEN YOU TALK TO THEM.
FIRST ISSUE THAT COMES UP IS I
TO SYSADMIN OR IT'S THE WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN IN YOUR THREE SO
THERE IS SOME BIG CONCERN OUT
THERE AND COUNTY LAND ABOUT
THOSE TWO ISSUES AND WE'RE VERY
GRATEFUL TO THE ADMINISTRATION
FOR. CLARIFYING THE WAGE
SUPPLEMENT I THINK THAT'S GONNA
LA KICKSTART LEAST IN URBAN
SCHOOLS THAT WAS A BIG ISSUE FOR
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING. AND.
BE A.
SO WE STILL HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT.
THE ADMINISTRATION A ADMIN
COSTS BUT WE ARE VERY
APPRECIATIVE OF THE ON GOING OUT
CONVERSATIONS ARE WITH THAT. AND.
OF COURSE A WAITING TO.
USE THAT WE OPEN A CLOSET JUST
WANNA KEEP DOWN THE
LEGISLATURE'S I'VE A RADAR SO
THAT DOG WE CAN DELIVER THOSE
SERVICES.
APPROPRIATELY NAM AND THE NEXT
FISCAL YEAR THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
I THINK YOU BACK AGAIN WITH THE
COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION.
I WANTED TO JUST STEP UP IN
BOMB SUPPORT OF THE BUDGET
CHANGE PROPOSAL THAT THE
DEPARTMENT HAS PUT FORWARD WE'RE
REALLY SUPPORTIVE OF THESE
EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND
WELCOME THEM COMING INTO THE
COUNTIES AND HELPING US IN SOME
OF THESE AREAS AMEND. THE
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE THAT'S
PROVIDED. AND I WOULD JUST SAY
THAT TO THE EXTENT THOUGH THAT
THERE IS ADDITIONAL WORKLOAD FOR
CAN.
GENERATED BECAUSE OF THIS TO.
IS OR HOW THIS IS.
OPERATIONALIZE WE WOULD HOPE TO
SEE ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATION
FUNDING PROVIDED TO HELP US MEET
THOSE WORKLOAD NEEDS THANKS.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
HELLO AGAIN.
A I AM CAROLYN MEDINA AND I AM A
MEMBER OF THE I. HSS ADVISORY
COMMITTEE DECEMBER IT YOU KNOW.
ACT COUNTY.
AND I HAVE A SPECIAL REQUEST.
A.
MY REQUEST IS TO EXPEDITE AYE
AGES SAYS PROVIDER ENROLLMENT.
CURRENTLY IT CAN TAKE ANYWHERE
FROM A FEW WEEKS TO MONTHS
BEFORE THAT NEW. AYE H. SS
PROVIDERS ARE ENROLLED INTO THE
PROGRAM AND MAIL THEIR FIRST
TIME SHEET. THIS DELAYS
UNACCEPTABLE IT HAS SEVERELY
IMPACTED THE ABILITY OF AYE H.
SS CONSUMERS TO RECRUIT. AND
RETAIN NEW WORKERS YOU MUST WAIT
WEEKS OR MONTHS TO GET THEIR
FIRST PAYCHECK.
WE RESPECTFULLY URGE THE
LEGISLATURE TO PROVIDE A MODEST
APPROPRIATION TO EXPEDITE THE
PROVIDER ENROLLMENT PROCESS. AT
THE COUNTY LEVEL SO THAT
PROVIDERS ARE ENROLLED
IMMEDIATELY.
ABLE TO TURN IN PAPERWORK AND
I'M THE.
ORIENTATION.
AND PROVIDED A TIME SHE IN TURN
IT IN THE END AT THE END OF THE
PAY PERIOD. AND PROVIDED A
DEDICATED TELEPHONE ENROLLMENT
LINE SO I EACH ASSESS RECIPIENTS
CAN SEAMLESSLY. DESIGNATE THEIR
PROVIDER.
THANK YOU THANK YOU AND WE WILL
BE HEARING A PROPOSAL FOR.
EXPLAIN ROMITA AFTER AFTER ITS
PUBLIC COMMENT.
RIGHT.
WELCOME.
EXPERIENCE WITH JUSTICE AGING
I'M JUST TWO QUICK POINTS I JUST
WANT TO THANK CHAIRMAN FOR HIS
FOCUS ON EBV AROUND REALLY BEING
RESPECTFUL OF PRIVACY. BINDING A
LEAST.
INTRUSIVE AND.
SERVE THE LEAST BURDENSOME
METHOD AND WE APPRECIATE THE
DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS ON THIS AS
WELL.
WE'D LIKE TO SEE THAT REALLY
CONTINUE AND ALSO WANNA.
TO SAY AROUND THE EXEMPTIONS WE
WERE ONE OF THE GROUPS THAT WAS
REALLY SUPPORTING PUTTING THE
STATUTORY EXEMPTIONS INTO.
.
BILL LAST YEAR AND WE APPRECIATE
DEPARTMENTS EFFORTS TO REALLY
MAKE THIS WORK AND WE WOULD LIKE
TO JUST. MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
EFFORTS AREN'T FOR NOTHING IN
THAT A ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS ARE
REALLY GRANTED EXCEPTIONS
EXEMPTIONS EXCITEMENT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
HELLO.
HELLO. SENATORS.
I WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE
ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING.
BOON FOR UW COUNTIES.
SINCE THE TOPIC CAME UP.
.
WE ARE WE REPRESENT TWENTY ONE
COUNTIES I'M SORRY YES I BUT I
FELT WE REPRESENT TWENTY ONE
COUNTIES.
.
I CAN TELL YOU WE'RE GRATEFUL
THAT WE HAVE SETTLED CONTRACTS
IN THREE OF THOSE COUNTY SINCE
THE JUNE BUDGET WAS SIGNED.
HOWEVER I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE
HAVE FOURTEEN OPEN CONTRACTS.
THAT HAVE BEEN EXPIRED FOR
VARYING LENGTHS SOME GO BACK
ABOUT THREE OR FOUR YEARS.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT THE VAST
MAJORITY OF COUNTIES THAT WE ARE
BARGAINING WITH ARE VERY
APPREHENSIVE ABOUT FUTURE. COSTS.
VERY APPREHENSIVE ABOUT THE NEW
MO AND WHEN REALIGNMENT
FUNDING WILL START TO NOT BE
ENOUGH TO FUND FULLY FUND THE
COUNTY'S SHARE OF THE MOE SO
WHERE HAVING.
PRETTY MUCH THE SAME FISCAL
CONCERNS AND JUST AS WE'VE
ALWAYS HAD.
EVEN THOUGH WE ALSO DID WE
NEGOTIATE CHANGES IN JUNE THAT.
EXPEDITED HOW QUICKLY COUNTIES
RECEIVE REALIGNMENT FUNDING THAT
HASN'T SEEMED TO MAKE A
DIFFERENCE UNFORTUNATELY. AND.
.
WE ARE NOW AT IMPASSE IN THREE
COUNTIES AND YOU WILL PROBABLY
SEE A REQUEST FROM MANDATORY
MEDIATION FORTHCOMING VERY SOON.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT HOWEVER
THAT.
OUT OF FOURTEEN EXPIRED
CONTRACTS ó THIRTEEN OF THOSE
COUNTIES USE LEGAL FIRMS TO
BARGAIN THEIR CONTRACTS. AND I
WOULD.
TELL YOU THAT PROBABLY THERE
SPENDING MORE ON THE LEGAL FIRMS
THEN WHAT IT WILL COST THE
PROVIDE THE ACTUAL WAGE INCREASE
TO THE PROVIDER WHICH IS A
TRAVESTY THINK YOU.
BEFORE YOU GO AND FOR THE RECORD
THAT.
HE'D SAY YOUR NAME AND THERE IS
A SO I'M SO SORRY CRISTINA
BAZENTIN UT W. APPS ME THANK YOU.
THE LISTENER YOU ARE READY BUT
FOR THE RECORD THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
US SENATOR PAN CAN I GET
CLARIFICATION ON THE. THE ITEMS
YOU'RE TAKING TESTIMONY ON RIGHT
NOW OH SO WE'RE DOING ALL THE
ITEMS THAT WERE PRESENTED OF.
THAT WOULD PRESENT A DAINTY BUT
YES CLIP OVER THIRTY CITY WHICH
HAS NOW I WANT TO GIVE YOU MY
COMMENT.
ALRIGHT I HAVE BEEN ON AYE AGES
US SINCE NINETEEN EIGHTY ONE.
IT WAS I THINK THREE DOLLARS AND
EIGHTY CENTS BACK THEN AND WERE
AT ELEVEN DOLLARS MINIMUM WAGE
AND YOUR PAPER HERE. THE
POSITION PAPER SAYS IT'S ELEVEN
FIFTY IT'S NOT ELEVEN FIFTY IT'S
ELEVEN DOLLARS ANOTHER AIR IN
THE PAPER IS TALKING ABOUT. THE
THE.
SICK LEAVE THAT WAS WRONG THAT
WAS WRITTEN NOT IN HERE AS WELL
I CHECKED WITH KIM BEFORE I
MENTION THAT BECAUSE I DIDN'T
THINK IT SOUNDED RIGHT.
.
I WAS ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO THE
PUBLIC AUTHORITIES. BUT I CAN
TELL YOU THE IMPACT OF THE
PUBLIC AUTHORITIES ON MY LIFE
WHILE YOU'RE LOOKING AT.
SPENDING MORE MONEY IN MAKING
THE BUREAUCRACY MORE TALK.
TOP HEAVY TO YOU DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH PEOPLE TO CHECK ON THE
COUNTIES AND MAKE SURE THIS
PROGRAM IS WORKING THIS PROGRAM
MY AGENT SAYS IT IS NOT WORKING
FOR THE RECIPIENTS.
NOW IT MAY WORK FINE FOR THE
SEVENTY THREE PERCENT OF THE
PEOPLE THAT HAVE A SINGLE FAMILY
MEMBER PROVIDER A TWO PARENT
FAMILY MEMBER PROVIDERS SCENARIO.
BUT IS NOT WORKING FOR THOSE OF
US WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES.
OKAY WE I GET LIST JUST THIS
MORNING I HAD I I WAS TOLD
BEFORE BY THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES
SACRAMENTO. TO CALL FOR THE
FAMILY SERVICE AGENCY THE FAMILY
SERVICE WORKER TO SEE IF THEY
COULD HELP ME FIND SOMEBODY.
BECAUSE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO MY
CALGARY GAVE ME A TWO WEEK
NOTICE AND SAID SHE WAS GOING TO
LEAVE.
SHE SEVENTY TWO SHE'S WORKED
FIFTEEN YEARS FOR ME OR MORE.
MAYBE SIXTEEN.
AND.
I CALL EVERYBODY ON THE DAMN
LIST I'VE BEEN CALLING PEOPLE
FOR A YEAR OKAY.
AND I GET.
WE'RE ALREADY WORKING WERE NOT
AVAILABLE NO ANSWER ON THE PHONE
NUMBER NO RETURN CALL OH OH NO
I'M ONLY LOOKING FOR LIGHT WORK
THIS WAS THIS MORNING. I HAVE A
PROBLEM WITH MY HAND I ONLY WANT
TO DO LIKE COOKING AND TAKE
PEOPLE TO APPOINTMENTS I DON'T
WANT TO WORK FOR PEOPLE IN
WHEELCHAIRS. WHAT WE HAVE HERE
IS A PROBLEM FOR THE TWENTY
SEVEN PERCENT OF US THAT RELY ON
COMMUNITY PROVIDERS I'M LUCKY I
STILL HAVE A SEVENTY EIGHT YEAR
OLD MOTHER? WHO CAN FILL IN A
BACKUP WHEN SOMEBODY CAN'T COME
WHEN THEY CAN'T COME WHAT ARE MY
TWO OPTIONS A NURSING HOME
THERE'S NO EMERGENCY BACKUP?
PROVISION EMERGENCY BACKUP
URGENT CARE WITH SACRAMENTO
COUNTY ALLOWS YOU THREE VISITS.
IF SOMETHING HAPPENS ON A FRIDAY
NIGHT YOU CAN'T EVEN GET THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.
OKAY I CANNOT GO WITHOUT HELP.
OKAY IN THE MORNINGS AND
EVENINGS ARE THE MOST CRITICAL
TIME.
OKAY.
A AND I HAVE BOTH AYE AGES AS IN
I HOPE SO I YOU KNOW I WAS
OPPOSED TO THE PUBLIC
AUTHORITIES THAT LETS YOU GET A
PROVIDERS FROM THE PUBLIC
AUTHORITIES.
THERE'S NO INCENTIVE FOR PEOPLE
WORK WITH PEOPLE WITH SEVERE
DISABILITIES IN LAW IN THE
WELFARE INSTITUTIONS CODE YOU
STATE WATER SET UP PERSON IS THE
HAS A SEVERE DISABILITY AND HOW
MANY HOURS. THAT PERSON CAN BE
AUTHORIZED BUT THERE IS NO PAY
HIGHER PAY GRADE FOR INDIVIDUALS
WILLING TO WORK FOR PEOPLE WITH
SEVERE DISABILITIES.
BY DEFINITION AND PEOPLE THAT.
HAVE COMMUNITY PROVIDERS OKAY.
SO I'M LISTENING TO YOU. TALK
ABOUT THE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND
THE WAGES AT MINIMUM WAGE STILL
IN IT WAS IN NINETEEN EIGHTY ONE
IT IS AGAIN. I HAVE ONE PROVIDER
WORKING FOR ME AFTER FIVE YEARS
SHE STILL CAN'T GET.
I ANY HEALTH INSURANCE.
YOU KNOW SHE'S STILL ON THE
WAITING LIST FOR HEALTH
INSURANCE.
YOU YOU KNOW AND THEN WE'VE GOT
THE EBV COMING. THE CRISIS IS
GOING TO GET WORSE I ALREADY
HAVE TWO PEOPLE THAT ARE. NOT
GOING TO WORK.
AND ALL TALK ABOUT THAT LATER
BUT THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY
MANDATORY CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
CHECKS THAT GOD INSTITUTED. ALL
THE PAPERWORK THEY HAVE TO DO I
CAN'T JUST PUT AN AD IN LIKE
THEY USED TO PUT AN AD IN.
PENNYSAVER NOW THEY'RE DEFUNCT
BUT I WOULD GET HUNDREDS OF
CALLS.
BUT NOW FIRST BEFORE ANY THOSE
PEOPLE CAN WORK FOR ME THEY HAVE
TO BE VETTED.
EITHER PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR I
CARRY THE BURDEN OF PAYING THE
COST IF THAT PERSON DOES THE
FINGERPRINTS DON'T TURNOUT.
THAT'S NOT RIGHT
AND I WOULD LIKE A PRIVATE
MEETING WITH YOU TO DISCUSS ALL
THE THINGS AS A RECIPIENT. THAT
I SEE AS A PROBLEM.
WITH THIS AND THAT.
FOR ITEMS THAT SHOULD BE ACTED
ON TO IMPROVE THE I JUST
ASSISTANT BECAUSE IT IS NOT
WORKING FOR THOSE OF US WITH
SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES IT'S A
CONSTANT CRISIS. AND YOU REALLY
NEED TO HEAR FROM THE PEOPLE
THAT'S.
ARE ON THE PROGRAM
AND LIVE THROUGH THIS STUFF.
EVERYDAY.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU AND DEATH PLEASE FEEL
FREE TO CONTACT MY OFFICE MAYBE.
THANK YOU.
YES WELCOME.
I'M CENTER PANS IN AMMAN MONEY.
THAT
SENATOR STONE STAFF.
OF MY UNDERSTANDING OF PUBLIC
TESTIMONIES ON THE CURRENT OF
WHAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED AND I IT
EBV CAME UP. I TO SAM'S WE WE
ARE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION
ON ETV SO ME CONTEST BY NOW IF
YOU WISH BUT THEN THE HEALTH BUT.
WE WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION ON
THAT AS WELL RIGHT BUT ON ON THE
POINT DISCUSSED AYE AYE.
AYE I WOULD LIKE TO TALK MORE
ABOUT ASPECTS OF EVP BUT
SPECIFICALLY ABOUT.
THE PROGRAM BEING A CONTRACTED
PRIVATIZED OF MANAGED.
A RUN INSTEAD OF RUN BY THE
DEPARTMENT AND I WONDERED IF IT
IS THE.
THE DEPARTMENT RUNNING AN EVP
PROGRAM.
A POSSIBILITY BECAUSE IT SEEMS
LIKE IT'S A CONFLICT OF INTEREST
THERE YOU HAVE A PRIVATIZED
GROUP THAT'S TRYING TO. FIND
FRAUD AND YOU MAY HAVE
MANUFACTURED FRAUD SO THAT THERE
MAINTAINING THEIR REASON FOR
EXISTENCE.
SO THAT I JUST WANTED TO ASK
THAT QUESTION WISE THE
DEPARTMENT NOT PUTTING FORWARD.
A PROPOSAL IS WELL.
OKAY WELL IT'S APPRECIATE THAT
LIKE TESTIMONY BEFORE WE MOVE ON.
TO OUR.
.
STRESS IT'S WE DID HEAR FROM A
A A A A CLIENT TO RAISE SOME
CONCERNS ABOUT ACCESS AND.
HOUSES DEPARTMENT OVERSEEING
ACCESS FOR PARTICULARLY.
FOR PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE.
SIGNIFICANT.
THE SERVICE NEEDS.
SO FORTH AND SAID SOMETHING OR
MONITORING OR HOW HOW REDRESSING
OF LIES WE HEARD ONE PERSON BUT
HOW HE'D DRESSING AT ISSUE.
VISIT THE IT DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN
INVOLVED IN CONVERSATIONS AS
YOU'RE GONNA HEAR THE PROPOSAL
THAT YOU ALLUDED TO ABOUT.
I'M WORKING ON WAYS TO EXPEDITE
THE PROVIDER ENROLLMENT
REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY.
PART OF STATUTES AND.
WE'VE WE'VE BEEN A PART OF
CONVERSATIONS WITH THE
STAKEHOLDERS AROUND HOW TO
APPROACH THINGS TO TRY AND
EXPEDITE THOSE PROCESSES AND DO
THEM MORE QUICKLY. ONE OF THE
THINGS THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS
LOOKING.
IN ADDITION TO THOSE BOMB.
THOSE THINGS THAT ARE BEING
BROUGHT THROUGH THAT THE
PROPOSAL ARE AND AND IT WAS
MENTIONED BY. ON THE RECIPIENT
BY CONNIE WAS.
.
BY.
TWO OUT WE TALKED ABOUT THE
PORTAL DEIXIS PORTAL FOR ETS AND
THE ABILITY FOR THE RECIPIENT TO
GO INTO THE PORTAL AND IN ROLE A
PROVIDER ONLINE.
AND ALSO.
AN OPPORTUNE AN OPTION TO DO
THAT TELEPHONICALLY SO THOSE ARE
THINGS THAT WERE CURRENTLY ALMA.
WORKING ON THE ETS ONE IS
SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO SOONER
BECAUSE WE HAVE THE PORTAL IN
PLACE AND SO THAT'S SOMETHING
THAT WE CAN GET TOM. NAM AND AS
SHE EIGHT WORK ON THAT
TELEPHONIC OPTION IS SOMETHING
THAT WE NEED TO. DO SOME
ADDITIONAL EXPLORATION INTO BUT
THOSE ARE ABSOLUTELY THINGS THAT
WE'RE LOOKING AT TO GET PEOPLE
ONCE THEY ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE
ABLE TO LINK LINK MORE QUICKLY
AND TIME SHEETS TO BE ISSUED.
BOMB.
AUTOMATED LEE ONCE THEY'RE
LINKED WHICH WOULD ELIMINATE
SOME OF THAT TIME THAT IS NOW A
PAPER PROCESS OF MAILING IN A
FORM THAT HAS TO BE MANUALLY
KEYED. AND THEN TIME SHEETS
MAILED.
SO. THOSE ARE SOME AREAS THAT
WERE LOOKING OUT FOR THE.
SIR I MEAN CLEAR THAT AND WE'RE
GOING HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT ISSUE.
IS SIR S. ARE MONITORING ME
DOWN LIKE TERMS OF PEOPLE WHO
NEED.
HELP WHO AREN'T ABLE TO GET IT
MAYBE BECAUSE THEY HAVE I MEAN
IS THERE SOME SORT OF.
MONITORING THAT GOING ON SO I
MEAN DOES THE.
SELF SOME MORE OF THE DIRECT
ASSISTANCE IN GETTING PROVIDERS
HAPPENS AT THE COUNTY LEVEL BOTH
PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND THE
COUNTY.
STAFF THERE'S EITHER SOCIAL
WORKERS ARE DESIGNATED STAFF
WITHIN THE COUNTY. THAT ARE TO
PROVIDE HIM THERE TO PROVIDE
ASSISTANCE IN TRYING TO LOCATE
PROVIDERS.
.
THAT IS OUR THEY HAVE TODAY
REPORT TO THE STATE THEN ANYWAY
ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY ISSUES ARE.
WELL CERTAINLY WE KNOW THAT
THERE IS JUST.
BOTTOM LINE THE NUMBERS OF
PEOPLE THAT ARE NEEDING
PROVIDERS ARE GROWING AND SO
YOU'RE ON DEALING WITH A WORK
FORCE ISSUE NO DOUBT. I THINK
THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S
GONNA BE AN ONGOING CHALLENGE AS
THE POPULATION GROWS AND YES
THAT IS OUR DATES BUT I MEAN
IT'S ARE DATES DO THEY REPORT TO
US JUST AS BADLY IT'S A SELF
DIRECTED PROGRAM. AND THE
RECIPIENT IS THE CONSIDERED THE
EMPLOYER AND SO THE COUNTIES ARE
THERE TO SUPPORT THEM IN THAT
ASSESS AND OFFER REGISTRY.
SAYS AND THERE ISN'T ANY ENEMIES
BUT IT'S NOT A.
IF A CONSUMER CALM BROUGHT TO
OUR ATTENTION AS IF THEY WERE
NOT GETTING A RESPONSE. FROM THE
PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR FROM THE
COUNTY WOULD THAT WOULD BE PART
OF OUR OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITY
SIMILARLY WHEN. WE TALKED ABOUT
A LOT OF THE B. C. P..
ARMED WITH THE ADDED STOP DOING
Q. A WHILE YOU KNOW CASE REVIEWS
AND STUFF WILL SORT OF.
POTENTIALLY FLAG IF THERE ARE
ANY PATTERNS.
CALM THE.
IN A SENSE THE POLICY CHOICE
THAT WE'VE MADE. YEARS AGO.
WAS THAT RATHER THAN HAVING SORT
OF IT CONTRACTED MODE OF.
DELIVERY OF HOME BASIC OKAY
COMMUNITY SERVICES ON DRIVE JUST
US THAT IT WOULD BE THE CONSUMER
EMPLOYER CONSUMER DIRECTED. ALL
HOME IT. I DON'T WANNA GET INTO
INDIVIDUAL CLIENTS.
CERTAIN ANDERSON DISCUSSION
RIGHT HERE ON CERTAINLY WE WILL
WORK WITH ARM
SACRAMENTO COUNTY HOME AROUND
BIG THE EXPERIENCE OF THE CLIENT
IS HAVING. AND SEE IT AS A WAY
TO PROBLEM SOLVE OKAY WELL I
MEAN I THINK IT'S.
EXCEPT FROM A MONITORING
STANDPOINT OF BEING ABLE TO AT
LEAST HAVE SOME DATA TO SEE HOW
THE.
SYSTEM IS DOING SO IT'S SITE NO
CERTAINLY I'M NOT SAYING THAT WE
SHOULD CHANGE OUR POLICY
DECISION WE MADE TERMS OF IT
BEING A.
A CLIENT DIRECTED BUT I BUT I
THINK THAT.
HAVE YOU NOTED THAT A FIVE
POTENTIAL PROBLEMS
IT'S HELP WALTERS SAID SOMEONE
IS RELEASED COLLECTING SOME DATA
ABOUT WHAT THE SITUATION IS
RIGHT NOW RIGHT YEAH WE
CERTAINLY HAVE DATA ABOUT THE
NUMBER OF IN MY RECIPIENTS THAT
HAVE.
FIGHTERS
PLACE RIGHT BUT WHAT PEOPLE
SEEKING WHO HAVING TROUBLE.
CHALLENGES.
BUT THAT WOULD. BE THAT WILL
PRIDE THAT WILL APPROPRIATELY
AND AND YOU KNOW.
COME TO US THROUGH SORT OF THE
AN ESCALATION COMPLAINT PROCESS
AMOENUS SULLEY VERY WISE ONCE
TOLD ME. COMPLAINTS WILL TELL
YOU FOR FREE WHAT CONSULTANTS
WILL CHARGE A FORTUNE FOR. CALM.
AND IT DID THE SO PEOPLE WHEN
CASES WHEN EXAMPLES. ARISE TO US
THAN OUR OVERSIGHT ROLE WITH THE
COUNTY KICKS AND AGAIN I DON'T
WANNA GO TO.
I CAN.
LET US WE WILL WORK TO RESOLVE
THE ISSUE IN FRONT OF QUE
ALRIGHT WELL. COMPLAINTS
LEARNERS CERTAINLY ONE VENUE BUT
DEPENDING ON HOW OWNERS THE
COMPLAINT PROCESSES
SOMETIMES INFORMATION.
MAKE IT'S WAY IS.
THAT ONE MIGHT WANT ANNOUNCED SO.
OKAY WELL WITH THAT LET'S MOVE
ON TO.
OUR.
.
AND PROPOSALS FOR INVESTMENT SO.
LEAF WE HAVE.
STARTING WITH YOU SENDING THE
SEVEN PERCENT ACROSS THE BOARD
CUTS I JUST A SERVICE HOURS.
FOLKS COME UP HERE.
SEE YOU.
SO WE CAN FIRST INTRODUCE
YOURSELVES FOR THE RECORD AND
THEN HAVING KEEP YOUR
PRESENTATION TO THREE MINUTES OR
LASTS LESS IS FINE. ITSELF.
ADVOCATES THAT WE IT'S AS OF IF
YOU WANNA GO AHEAD FIRST
INTRODUCE YOURSELVES.
TO ANYONE WITH THE SERVICE
EMPLOYEES INTERNATIONAL UNION.
CRISTINA BUS HAMILTON UWF SMITH
THANK YOU. SO ON THE SEVEN
PERCENT AYE I THINK USE THE
SENATOR PAN FOR FOR JEOPARDIZING
THIS THERE THERE. THERE'S
CLEARLY NOTHING IN THE
GOVERNOR'S BUDGET RELATING TO
THE SEVEN PERCENT BECAUSE WE ALL
KNOW THAT IT'S BEING RESTORED
USING MCO TAX.
THE OLD NEXT YEAR.
I THINK IT WOULD BE WISE FOR
THE LEGISLATURE TO NOT WAIT
UNTIL THE TAXES UP FOR
EXPLORATION IN THE TRUMP
ADMINISTRATION DECIDES THAT THEY
REALLY WANT TO GIVE IT TO
CALIFORNIA BY NOT RENEWING IT.
AND THEN WILL BE WE'RE BACK TO A
SEVEN PERCENT CUT THAT
AUTOMATICALLY GOES INTO PLACE
BECAUSE IT'S IN CURRENT LAW.
AND I'M NOT SAYING DON'T USE THE
MCO TAX PROCEEDS BUT I DO THINK
THAT AT THE LEAST COULD WE
RESCIND THE CUT THAT IT IS IN
STATUTES SO THAT IF THE TAX
PROCEEDS GO AWAY. THE GENERAL
FUND ASSUMES THE COST BECAUSE
THE REALITY IS THAT CUT CAME OUT
OF THE RECESSION. I WON ISSUES
LIKE YOU KNOW CIRCA TWO THOUSAND
TEN ACTUALLY WAS WHEN THE
ORIGINAL LAWSUIT WAS FILED IT
WAS A RESULT OF THE RECESSION
AND WE ARE CLEARLY NOT. IN
RECESSION IN FACT
THE GOVERNOR IS TRYING TO.
I MEAN HE HE IS PROPOSING TO
PUT THE MAXIMUM ALLOWED IN THE
RAINY DAY FUND.
WHICH IS YOU KNOW IT'S GOOD TO
BE WISE AND AND CONSERVE FUNDS
BUT I DO THINK THE STATE IS IN A
POSITION TO RESTORE OF THE CUTS
THAT WERE MADE DURING THE
RECESSION SO.
WE WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CUT
BE RESCINDED FROM CURRENT LAW SO
THAT IT.
AT THE VERY LEAST WERE NOT
AUTOMATICALLY CUT NEXT YEAR IF
IT'S NOT WRITTEN RENEWED THANK
YOU.
AND I JUST ECHO THE COMMENTS
FROM MY COLLEAGUE FROM YOU W.
ENGINES AT THAT ARE PROVIDER
SHOULDN'T HAVE TO COME BACK TO
THE STATE YEAR AFTER YEAR.
IN REQUEST SOMETHING THAT IS
DESERVING LEE AND RIGHTFULLY
THEIRS AND SO WE WOULD JUST ASK
YOUR SUPPORT WHEN THE TIME IS
RIGHT.
OKAY MAKING.
OKAY ENCOMPASSED. NO ALEJO.
FINANCE.
SO SO IT NEEDS.
THAT'S A QUESTION I MEAN SO
BASICALLY.
FISCALLY COURSE INTERNET NOR SO
THEY USE THE MCO MONEY WELL AS
LONG AS IT'S COMING ALONG SO IN
TERMS OF TH BUT WE STILL THE
THICK COTTON STATUTE SO YEAH
MAYBE CAN DAILY FINANCES TO
CLARIFY ITS NOT NCO THAT'S BEING
USED TO START AT THE MOMENT
ACTUALLY GENERAL FUND. THAT
WE'RE USING.
IT'S TIED TO THE NC A FOR
CONTEXT UP APPROVAL BUT. AND
THERE IS NO IN CO DOLLARS TO USE
FOR THIS PURPOSE.
THE STATUS OF THE STATE BUT THE
STATUTE DOES HAVE AN AUTOMATIC
CUT IF THE MCO DOESN'T RENEW YES.
OKAY.
AND WHAT AND HOW OF WHEN WHEN
WOOD THE WOODEN WOULD THINGS BE
AUGUST BY IT'S A THREE YEAR AND
TAXED SO IT'S IN PLACE FOR
SOMETHING EIGHTEEN EIGHTEEN
NINETEEN AND NINETEEN TWENTY WAS
WHEN. THEY ALL GO OH SUNSET.
NO BASED ON OUR I AM INITIAL
ASKED WITH PETS.
OKAY.
ALRIGHT BILLS GO BACK AND ASK
THE FENCE REVIEW TO. WELL I
CERTAINLY HOPE WE WILL.
THIS.
OKAY. ALRIGHT.
WHAT OKAY WHEN WE MOVE ON TO?
ITEM NUMBER TOO BECAUSE
ELECTRONIC VISIT VERIFICATION.
INSTANCE FOUND THAT ONE
.
AND IF THE FAMILIES CAN
INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AGAIN FOR
THE RECORD. AND RELY SO THE
PEOPLE ARE STILL THE SAME BUT
FOR THE RECORD INTRODUCTIONS.
TO ANYONE WITH A CA YOU.
WELL I'VE COUNTY WORKER I'M HOME
CARE AND WITH ASCII YOU.
RETURN.
CRISTINA BOSS HAMILTON YOU W..
RIGHT BOOK.
ALRIGHT SO IT'S ON.
YOU KNOW.
THIS BEGIN BY OUT SAYING THAT WE
APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS BY THE
DEPARTMENT WITH RESPECT
PROTECTING EARLIER THAT WE HEARD
IN THE IN THE HEARING BY
PROTECTING THE DIGNITY. AND
PRIVACY OF RECIPIENTS AND
PROVIDERS OF AND ALSO INDICATING
THAT.
STATE IS PROBABLY NOT INCLINED
HER IN A POSITION COME JANUARY
FIRST TO ROLL SOMETHING OUT IN
DEPTH. ARMS WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING WILL ABSENT THE GUIDE
AND SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO
CONTINUING TO WORK.
WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND AND
ENSURE THAT SOMETHING.
.
THAT IS MORE ROBUST ONCE WE GET
SOME GUIDANCE AND WE CAN
ACTUALLY FIGURE OUT SOME DETAILS
AND WILL BE ROLLED OUT IN AND
I'M MUCH MORE APPROPRIATE MANNER.
IN THE MEANTIME WE STILL STAY
OPPOSED TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
ELECTRONIC VISIT VERIFICATION SO
I HAVE WITH ME KILEY BARKER FROM
CINEMA COUNTY ONE OF OUR
PROVIDERS WHO TOOK IT A LITTLE
BIT MORE DETAILED ABOUT WHY WE
ARE. OPPOSED TO THIS MEASURE
THINKING.
ACTUALLY IT'S MARIN COUNTY BUT.
VERY CLOSE.
SO.
YEAH MY NAME'S CONNIE BARKER
I'M FROM MARIN COUNTY. AND I
HAVE VERY HIGH CONFIDENCE INSANE
TO YOU THAT WHEN WE GET TO THE
OPEN MIKE YOU'RE GOING TO GET AN
EARFUL ABOUT THIS SO.
I WILL BE BRIEF IN WHAT I HAVE
TO SAY.
THE MORE I HAVE LEARNED ABOUT
THIS GUY IT EVP THE WAY THAT IS
WRITTEN INTO THE LAW ON THE WAY
THAT IT.
HAS BEEN BEING ROLLED OUT
ACROSS THE COUNTRY THE MORE
CONVINCED I AM THAT THE PEOPLE
WHO THOUGHT THIS UP.
DO NOT HAVE A CLUE HOW THE SKY
DIFFICULT KIDS ACTUALLY DONE HOT.
.
BY YOUR OWN STATISTICS WHICH
CONNIE ARNOLD JUST.
A QUOTA TO US ALL OVER SEVENTY
PERCENT OF PROVIDERS ARE FAMILY
MEMBERS THE VAST MAJORITY OF US
IN THAT CATEGORY LIVE UNDER THE
SAME ROOF WITH THE PERSON THAT
THE LOVED ONE THAT WE TAKE CARE
OF.
ITEM NUMBER ONE WHEN YOU LIVE
UNDER THE SAME ROOF WITH SOMEONE
AND PROVIDE THEIR CARE YOU DO
NOT HAVE A WORK SHIFT.
THERE IS NOT ONE THREE OR FOUR
OR FIVE HOURS SAID OF TIMES
DURING THE DAY THAT YOU CAN
CHECK IT OUT OF AT THE BEGINNING
AND CHECK IT OUT OF.
AND IN THAT LITTLE FRAME OF TIME
ITS WHEN YOU ARE GOING TO BE
DOING ALL THE AYE H. SS TASKS
FOR THAT DAY THAT'S JUST NOT HOW
IT WORKS.
IF I SAY YOU KNOW I HAVE
PERSONAL CARE I A HOURS TO HELP
MY PARTNER WITH HER TOILETING I
CANNOT SAY TO HER OKAY ALL THE
TIMES THAT YOU GO TO THE
BATHROOM TODAY THEY'RE GONNA
HAVE TO BE IN THE SCHOOL THREE
OUR TIME HERE.
AND ALL THE TIME THAT YOU HAVE
TO EAT IT'S GOING TO BE HERE.
AND THE OTHER THING IS THAT AS
GOOD AS A FAMILY CARE PROVIDER
YOU DO A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU
DO HAVE OURS FOR UNDER AYE CHEN
SAYS YOU DO A LOT OF THINGS THAT
YOU DON'T. AND AGAIN THEY DON'T
GET COMPARTMENTALIZED YOU GO
BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THEM.
BUT IN MY CASE BECAUSE I AM
WHAT'S CALLED AN ABLE AND
AVAILABLE SPOUSE WE DO NOT HAVE
HOURS FOR THINGS LIKE COOKING.
AND CLEANING AND LAUNDRY.
SO ANY OF THOSE TASKS THAT I'M
DOING DURING THE DAY HAVE TO BE
OFF THE CLOCK.
BUT THE PARAMEDICAL HOUSE THAT I
DO LIKE RUNNING MY PARTNERS TO
FEED AND ADMINISTERING HER MADS
AND TAKING HER VITALS AND IF
THERE'S ANYTHING OFTEN THOSE
VITALS GOING INTO A WHOLE.
COMPLICATED PARAMEDICAL PROTOCOL
WHICH THE NURSES HAVE TAUGHT.
ALL OF THAT AGAIN NO IT HAS TO
EXIST IN THESE TWO DIFFERENT
WORLDS. IT IS NOT REASONABLE FOR
ME TO CLOCK IN FOR ONE OF THOSE
THAT CLOCK OUT WHEN I DO THE
OTHERS YOU CAN SEE HOW
RIDICULOUS.
THIS WOULD BE AND HOW
RIDICULOUS IT WOULD GET VERY
QUICKLY.
I'M ON TOP OF THAT WHEN I'M NOT
THERE I HAVE TO DO SO I HAVE TO.
HIRE SUBSTITUTE PROVIDERS THAT'S
HARD ENOUGH TO DO IS IT IS
WITHOUT LAYING THIS ON TOP OF IT
THIS IS A GOOD SYSTEM IT KEEPS
PEOPLE OUT OF HOSPITALS AND OUT
OF NURSING HOMES IT'S GOT
PROBLEMS ALREADY. DON'T PUT THIS
EXTRA LAYER ON TOP OF IT AND
MAKE IT HARDER FOR EVERYBODY
WHO'S ALREADY DOING A HARD JOB.
MOSTLY DOING IT PRETTY WELL
THANK YOU THANK YOU OKAY SO
WE'RE ACTUALLY WHAT KIND UP FOR
TIME SERVICE AT ONE ECHO SUPPORT
THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALRIGHT
WELL I KNOW WE TALKED A BIT
ABOUT IT ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
FROM AGENCY LA JOH.
FINANCE
ALRIGHT SO HOPEFULLY.
HERE FROM THE PUBLIC I'M SURE
AS WELL.
DATA I THINK I THINK WE HAD A
GOOD CONVERSATION HEALTH IS
MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
ALRIGHT.
ITEM NUMBER THREE EXPEDITE AYE
JUSTICE PROVIDER ENROLLMENT.
SO SAME PANEL.
OKAY IT OKAY SO AGAIN FOR THE
RECORD IT IS THAT ITEM
REINTRODUCE YOURSELVES TO
ANYWHERE IN THIS AREA.
CRISTINA POSSIBLE TO NEW W..
ALRIGHT THANK YOU BUT I THINK
YOU SO MUCH.
ARMS ON BEHALF OF OUR SEVEN
HUNDRED THOUSAND MEMBERS BUT
PARTICULARLY OUR THREE HUNDRED
AND SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND I AGES
AS PROVIDERS.
WE'RE REQUESTING A SIGNIFICANT
SMALL YET SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO
THE PROVIDER ENROLLMENT PROCESS
AND ORDER TO ONE BOARD AT NEW
PROVIDERS INTO THE SYSTEM.
SPECIFICALLY WE'RE REQUESTING
THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS
INTERESTED AND APPLYING TO
BECOME AN IDEA JUST AS PROVIDER
RECEIVE THEIR EMPLOYMENT PACKET
WITHIN THREE DAYS.
AND HAVE ACCESS TO OR A
PROVIDER ORIENTATION.
.
NO MORE THAN TWO WEEKS ACCORDING
TO ET DE AS THEY SAY THAT AND WE
WOULD MEAN AN ADDITIONAL TWO
HUNDRED THOUSAND HOME CARE
WORKERS. TO MEET THE NEED AND
THE DEMAND OF THE AGING
POPULATION IN THE BABY BOOMERS
ON THAT OUR PASSOVER TSUNAMI
THAT'S COMING.
CURRENTLY IT CAN TAKE ANYWHERE
FROM A FEW WEEKS TO MONTHS AN
ORDER FOR PROVIDERS TO THEM.
GIVEN ROAD CLEARED.
RECEIVER TIME SHEETS AND GET
PROVIDED PAYMENT FOR SERVICES
RENDERED AYE THIS IS ESPECIALLY
TRUE IN RURAL COUNTIES WHERE
THEY DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO GET
INTO THEIR COUNTY I AGES AS
OFFICES RE TO THE PUBLIC
AUTHORITY.
IN JUST A TURN IN PAPERWORK OR
EVEN TAX SAYS I'M AN ORIENTATION
THAT MAY NOT BE FOR OUR FOUR
WEEKS OR SIX WEEKS.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT OFTENTIMES
WHAT WE'RE HEARING IS THAT
THERE'S PROVIDERS THAT ONCE THEY
GET CONNECTED WITH THEIR
CONSUMER THEY'RE GONNA WORK IT
DOESN'T MATTER THAT IS. IF THEY
DIDN'T GET THE DEAD PEOPLE
WORKING TIME OR THEY HAVEN'T.
THE ORIENTATION
OUR OUR PROVIDERS ARE GOING TO
WORK FOR THEIR CONSUMERS
THEY PROVIDE QUALITY CARE FOR
THEIR.
CONSUMERS AND THEY'RE GOING TO
DO SO BUT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF
THEY CAN DO SO I GET PAID A
LITTLE BIT
OCCUR IN AND BOARDED. ONTO THE
PARTS INTO A PROGRAM A LITTLE
BIT QUICKER AND IT WOULD HELP
WITH PROTECTION FOR THE PROGRAM
AND.
FOR THESE REASONS WE WOULD ASK
YOU TO SUPPORT THE REQUEST.
THANK YOU SO. YEAH IT TOTALLY IN
SUPPORT OF WHAT.
MY COLLEAGUE HERE JUST SAID I I
WANT TO KNOW THAT THE ISSUE OF
LATE PAYCHECKS HAS BEEN.
.
YOU KNOW ON THE RADAR FOR MANY
MOONS.
WE WE HAD A BIG BODY OF THE
PAYROLL SYSTEM I'M I'M VERY
HAPPY THAT DEPARTMENT. A
IMPLEMENTED ELECTRONIC
ELECTRONIC TIMESHEET SYSTEM
WHICH I WOULD SAY HAS GONE A
REALLY LONG WAY TO SOLVE THIS
ISSUE. AND WE WE ARE WORKING
TOGETHER TO GET MORE PROVIDERS
TO USE THE SYSTEM BUT THE FIRST
TIME SHE.
CONTINUES TO BE THE THORN IN THE
SIDE AND IF YOU ARE NOT ASKING A
FAMILY MEMBER TO BE YOUR
PROVIDER IF YOU DON'T HAVE
FAMILY AND YOU NEED TO HIRE
STRANGER I DON'T KNOW WHAT
STRANGERS GOING TO WORK FOR FREE.
EXPECTING A PAYCHECK AT SOME
POINT IN THEIR IT YOU KNOW
FORESEEABLE FUTURE WITH NO. NO
HOPE OR OR CLEAR CLARITY ON WHEN
THAT WILL HAPPEN PARA IS.
CRAZY
SO. IT IT IS IT IS I I. COMMEND
THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE EFFORT
THAT THEY'VE GIVEN ON THIS ISSUE
IN WORKING WITH US TO IDENTIFY
WHERE WHAT THE STEPS ARE WHAT
THE LACK IS THERE HAS TO BE AN
EASIER WAY TO DO THIS. AND I
KNOW. I HAVE I WISH THAT WE HAD
LIKE YOU KNOW. PRESS THIS BUTTON
SOLVES THE PROBLEM I THINK THIS
WILL HELP TOWARD SOLVING THE
PROBLEM BUT THIS IS GONNA
KEEPING A THING THANK YOU.
THANK YOU THANKS VERY MUCH
COMING FROM THE SOCIAL SERVICES.
IT WOULDN'T BE JUST IT
REITERATING WHAT WOULD I SEVEN
EARLIER WHICH IS WE'VE BEEN
WORKING TOGETHER LOOKING AT
THESE THINGS AND. AND THEN THE
OTHER PIECE THAT WE'RE LOOKING
AT AS WELL RIGHT OKAY ILIO THESE
COMMENTS FINANCE.
ALRIGHT.
OKAY.
THE NEXT ITEM IS SET PAID SICK
LEAVE AND PUT ON A LOT FOR A
FUND HEALTHCARE BENEFITS AND
ESTABLISH EMPLOYER RECORD FOR
WAIVER PERSONAL CARE SERVICES
PROVIDERS SO WHO'S.
HERE TO PRESENT ON THAT.
ARAGO.
ALRIGHT SO IF YOU CAN JUST
INTRODUCE YOURSELF FOR THE
RECORD FORTY PRESIDENT HE SORT
OF CALIFORNIA SO SHE IS IN A
PUBLIC AUTHORITIES AND WE HAD A
STATUTE THAT WENT THROUGH MANY
YEARS AGO ESTABLISHING AN
EMPLOYER OF RECORD FOR ICE
THAT'S PROVIDERS.
SEPARATELY AT THAT POINT IN TIME
WE HAD A STATUTE TO CREATE THE
WAIVER PROGRAM THEY WERE ON
DIFFERENT TRACKS WITH ENOUGH THE
WAIVER PROGRAM WAS GONNA
ACTUALLY EVEN BE APPROVED. SO
NOW HERE WE ARE YEARS LATER AND
WE WANT TO PUT THESE THINGS
TOGETHER WE ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
THANK YOU COMMENT FROM A.
ESPN'S ABOUT THAT RIGHT CRISTINA
BY SIMULTANEITY W. IN SUPPORT.
TIFFANY Y. MESSIER YOU IN
SUPPORT.
COMMENT FROM A SOCIAL SERVICES
AGENCY.
I JUST KNOW THAT THE. WAY FOR
PERSONAL CARE SERVICES PROGRAMS
IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE
SERVICES.
SO I WOULD DEFERRED.
YOU KNOW I TELL THEM WHAT TO DO.
I GET IT.
ALRIGHT BABY BABY ONE THAT THEY
COME UP LET'S REMEMBER TO ASK
THEM ACTUALLY
BUT THEN THE NOTES. OKAY.
.
A BELLY OF COMMENTS THOUGH
FINANCE.
YOU SEE EVERYTHING RIGHT SO YOU
SHOULD BE ACCOUNTED FOR DCS
RIGHT NOW.
NOW I HAVE.
NOT NOW RIGHT HERE OKAY ALRIGHT
WELL.
BABY CLEARLY IT'S NOW WHERE
PEOPLE DOING. SIMILAR THOMAS
IDENTICAL WORK IN.
NEXT MAKES GOOD POINT SO. WE'LL
HAVE TO GET THE APPROPRIATE
AGENTS
YEAH
TO COMMENT ON THAT OKAY. THANK
YOU ALRIGHT NEXT ITEM IS ITEM
NUMBER FIVE PAID SICK LEAVE
IMPLEMENTATION.
WHO'S NOT PRESENTING ON THAT.
TRADUZIR SO FOR THE RECORD.
YOU WOULD YOU W. ASKED ME LOCAL
THEIR NIGHTLY.
TO ANYONE IS THERE YOU GO.
I HAD.
YOU'RE NOW FOUR MONTHS AWAY FROM
PAID SICK LEAVE IMPLEMENTATION
FOR I JUST AS PROVIDERS PER S.
B. THREE WITH THAT CRITICAL NEED
TO DEVELOP AND FIND A PROVIDER
BACKUPS.
THE PRIMARY GOAL OF THE PROVIDER
BACKUP SYSTEM IS TO ENSURE THE I
JUST AS PROVIDERS ARE ABLE TO
TAKE THE TIME OFF AND THEN ARE
WHEN THEY ARE SICK.
AND THE I JUST IS CONSUMER WILL
CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE SERVICES
THEY NEED IN THE ABSENCE OF
THEIR REGULAR PROVIDER.
IT PROVIDER BACK OF SYSTEM WOULD
ALLOW PROVIDERS OR SECTOR HAVE
TIME TO RECOVER. AND SEEK
MEDICAL CARE NECESSARY SO THEY
DO NOT DEVELOP A MORE SERIOUS
AND MORE EXPENSIVE HEALTH
CONDITION.
PROVIDERS ARE TOO SICK TO GO TO
WORK NOT ONLY PUT THEMSELVES AT
RISK BUT ALSO THEIR CONSUMERS AT
RISK OF INFECTION.
PROVIDERS ARE SICK PHYSICALLY
CANNOT PROVIDE THE SAME QUALITY
OF CARE ASKS WHEN THEY ARE
HEALTHY.
WE NEED A PROVIDER BACK OF
SYSTEM TO ENSURE THAT THERE'S NO
DISRUPTION TO CONSUMERS
CONTINUITY OF CARE.
WHEN THERE IS NO BACKUP PROVIDER
AVAILABLE ISIS CLIENTS WITH HIGH
LEVELS OF NEED WHO CANNOT WAIT
TO HAVE THEIR SERVICES PROVIDED
THE FOLLOWING DAY.
A PLACE OUT RESERVE
HOSPITALIZATION.
AS MENTIONED IN PUBLIC COMMENT
MANY ISIS CLIENTS WITH SEVERE
DISABILITIES DO NOT HAVE A
BACKUP PROVIDER OR A FAMILY
MEMBER AVAILABLE TO PROVIDE THE
SERVICES THEY NEED TO REMAIN
SAFELY IN THEIR OWN HOMES.
WE DO NOT WANT TO UNDERMINE
INTENT OF SP THREE OR PLACE AND
CONSUMER A RISK OF THE HEALTH
AND SAFETY BECAUSE THIS BECAUSE
THERE'S NO PROVIDER BACKUP
SYSTEM IN PLACE.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO.
WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL
AS THE COUNTIES AND PUBLIC
AUTHORITIES TO THE STAKEHOLDER
PROCESS. TO DEVELOP A ROBUST
BACKUP SYSTEM.
WE ARE REQUESTING TODAY THAT THE
LEGISLATURE FULLY FUND THE
PROVIDER BACKUP SYSTEM BY THE
TIME HE SICK LEAVE ITS
IMPLEMENTED ON JULY TWENTY
EIGHTEEN.
TIFFANY RIGHT WITH THAT THEY'RE
YOU OTHERS ECHO THE COMMENTS ON
OF MY COLLEAGUE FROM UT W. AND
JUST REITERATE THAT THE TIME IS
NOW AND WE NEED TO DEVELOP
ADEQUATELY FUNDED IMPLEMENT A
PROPER BACKUP SYSTEM FOR. PAID
SICK LEAVE AND WE ENCOURAGE ON
THE DEPARTMENT AND THE
ADMINISTRATION TO WORK TOGETHER
SO THAT WE CAN DO THAT IN A VERY
TIMELY MANNER JULY ONE IS RIGHT
AROUND THE CORNER. THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT AGENCY AND WE TOUCHED
ON THIS BRIEFLY BUT.
NOTE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM A
WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.
OKAY ALEJO.
FINANCE.
OKAY SO WELL FULLY SOMETHING WE
NEED TO FIGURE OUT ITSELF.
MOVE FORWARD OKAY SO NUMBER SIX
IS ADDRESSING THE AUTOMATION
BACKLOG AND I JUST US.
EILEEN KAMINSKY AGAIN WITH ON CW
DE A ON THANK YOU BOB FOR ATTEND
ISING ASIDE AND TO YOU AND YOUR
STAFF I'M FOR TAKING THE TIME TO
HEAR THE ISSUE ON. WESTON FOR
YOUR SUPPORT IN ADDRESSING THE
BACKLOG OF AUTOMATION CHANGES
FORESEEN EPS.
ON SEE MAPS IT IS USED BY COUNTY
STAFF EVERYDAY.
TO DOCUMENT CONSUMERS NEEDS AND
PROVIDER WORK HISTORY IT'S
BECOME A CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
FOR WORKERS. BECAUSE WE USE
EVERY DAY WE NOTICE BUGS.
WE HAVE.
SUGGESTED CHANGES THAT WOULD
IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE
SYSTEM OR ADDRESS NEEDS A
CASE MANAGEMENT NEEDS THAT.
SUBMIT CHANGE REQUESTS
TO THE DEPARTMENT TO INCORPORATE
THOSE SOME IMPROVEMENTS AFFECTS
SAYS AND THERE IS A ANNUAL
BUDGET OF ABOUT THIRTY FOUR
MILLION DOLLARS GENERAL FUND TO
ADDRESS THESE KINDS OF ISSUES
AND OTHER MEANS AN OPERATIONS ON
NEEDS OF THE SYSTEM.
BUT.
THAT COUNTY REQUESTS FOR
CHANGES COMPETE WITH THE STATE
PRIORITIES FOR THEIR CHANGES
THEY WANT TO MAKE AND THEY ALSO
COMPETE WITH NEW INITIATIVES SO
INSTEAD OF PROVIDING ADDITIONAL
FUNDING WHEN THERE'S NEW
PROGRAMMING NEEDED FOR EXAMPLE
FOR FLSA OVER TIME
IMPLEMENTATION OR ELECTRONIC
TIME SHEETS. THAT'S BEEN FUNDED
OUT OF THE CURRENT MEET ITS OF
OPERATION MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS
BUDGET AND AS A RESULT WE'VE GOT.
FIFTEEN CHANGE REQUEST SITTING
IN THE QUEUE ON THERE ARE MORE
ON THEIR WAY AND SOME HAVE JUST
FALLEN OUT OF THE QUEUE BECAUSE
IT'S JUST BEEN YEARS SINCE
THEY'VE BEEN ADDRESSED.
THESE CHANGES ARE HUGE THE LOT
OF THEM ARE IN THE WEEDS BUT
THEY REALLY DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
FOR WORKERS
AND WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THEM WE
END UP CREATING MANUAL
WORKAROUNDS.
THEY'RE TIME CONSUMING THEIR
MUCH LESS EFFICIENT.
PRONE TO HUMAN ERROR. IT'S
INCONSISTENT NAM IT REALLY IT
REALLY DOES MAKE ON OUR WORK
TAKE LONGER. ARM AND WE MAKE BAD
DECISIONS SOMETIMES FROM A
MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVE WHEN WE
DON'T HAVE COMPLETE INFORMATION
AS WELL.
SO WE'RE ASKING FOR TWO POINT
FIVE MILLION DOLLARS GENERAL
FUND THAT WHEN MATCHED WITH
FEDERAL FUNDS WOULD ALLOW US TO
ADDRESS THE EXISTING BACKLOG OF
COUNTY CHANGE REQUESTS.
AND TO PREVENT THAT FROM
HAPPENING AGAIN WHAT WE'RE ALSO
ASKING IS FIVE PERCENT OF THE
AMINO BUDGET BE DEDICATED
ANNUALLY TO
ANY REQUEST.
THAT WOULD BE ABOUT ONE POINT
SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS OF THE
EXISTING AND I KNOW BUDGETS ARE
NOT NEW MONEY
JUST A REDIRECTION OR A A
SPECIFIC DIRECTION OF EXISTING
FUNDS.
AND LASTLY WE'RE REQUESTING
TRAILER BILL LANGUAGE THAT WOULD.
PRESERVE THE SCENE IT'S ME NO
BUDGET FOR MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATIONS OF THE SYSTEM TO
PREVENT IT FROM BEING REDIRECTED
TO FUND NEW PROGRAMMING NEEDS
THAT ARE DEMANDED AS A RESULT OF
POLICIES AND PROGRAMMATIC CHANGE
AT THE STATE FEDERAL LEVEL.
THANK YOU.
I THINK YOU ACCOUNTS FROM.
THE PARK SOCIAL SERVICES WILL
HAVE AN IT ISSUE HERE.
BOB PORTER MISSION HASN'T MISSED
PROMESAS PAPELBON BUT WE WILL
DEFINITELY SIT DOWN TO WORK WITH
THE COUNTIES AND SEE WHERE THE.
BACKLOGS ARE AND AND AND IT.
WHAT CAN BE EXPEDITED ON?
I'M A LITTLE QUEASY ABOUT YOU
KNOW.
THE STATUTE THAT SAYS THIS AND
THAT CAN NEVER BE CHANGE SORT OF
THING BUT YOU.
THE.
WE WILL CERTAINLY WORK WITH THE
COUNTY.
ALRIGHT.
BELIAU.
FINANCE
YEAH WE WOULD FIND I DID I JUST
WANNA KNOW THAT THE EXTENT THAT
WHEN THERE IS THE NEW POLICIES
THAT ARE REQUIRED. OUT WE DO.
MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE
SUFFICIENT FUNDING TO IMPLEMENT
THOSE NEW POLICIES. THERE AND SO
THERE ISN'T ANY KIND AUTUMN. OR
NOT TAKE OR NOT.
TAKING WHAT WAS AN EMINEM KNOW.
A FOR THIS NEW POLICY HOME NOT
THE STRANGER FOR QUIETNESS AND
DOES NOT POLICY IS ONE OF THEIR
FINEST MOMENT.
YEP THAT'S MY IMPRESSION WAS
THAT WE TRY TO BUDGET IN.
THE COST OF THE POLICY CHANGE
BUT I GUESS. UNITED TO THE THE
PART I AM. BACK CONCERNED ABOUT
GIVEN THE TESTIMONY IS IS THAT.
.
YEAH OBVIOUSLY THERE'S BIG
CHANGES A SMALL CHANGES BUT THAT
IT IS SO THE QUESTION IS IS THAT
WHEN CHANGES AREN'T MADE AND
PEOPLE DOING WORKAROUNDS AND SO
FORTH WERE DIVERT NINETY SYSTEM.
FIRST OF ALL THAT'S MORE PRONE
TO ERROR. AND SECOND OF ALL
CERTAINLY YOU KNOW BOMB.
BOTH AT THE STATE AT THE COUNTY
LEVEL WOULD LIKE TO MAKE MOST
EFFICIENT USE OF PEOPLE'S TIME
AND THAT I THINK THE.
THE PEOPLE ARE WORKING IN BOTH
PLACES WHAT IT SPEND BETTER TIME
HELPING PEOPLE THAT TRY FIGURE
OUT HOW TO WORK AROUND THE
SYSTEM SO. I REALIZE THAT. YOU
KNOW WE FELT LOTS OF IT WE'VE
HAD. SUCCESSFUL ENFIELD IT
PROJECTS HERE IN THE STATE.
BUT I THINK THAT. YOU KNOW TO
THE GREED THAT.
.
THAT WE CAN TRY TO ADDRESS
THESE.
I THINK OF ALL HAD EXPERIENCE
WHEN I T. PRAGUE DOESN'T QUITE
WORK RIGHT WE HAVE TO DO WORK
AROUND HOW FRUSTRATING IT IS
EACH TIME. YET EVEN IF IT'S
ANOTHER TWO MINUTES LIKE OKAY I
SOUGHT TO DO THIS WEEKEND TO
SOMEONE FIX THIS SO.
I'M HOPING WE CAN.
GET TO THE RIGHT PLACE AYE AYE
HERE ALSO HEAR ABOUT THE IDEA OF
SAYING I KNOW YOU PRESENTS A
VOTES.
THE A WALL OFF SOMEBODY CERTAIN
PERCENTAGE A NAME MAYBE PRIDE
THE BETTER ANSWER IS THAT
THERE'S A COMMITMENT TO SAYING
THAT WHEN WE IDENTIFY THE
PROBLEMS WE CAN RAPIDLY WORK TO
SOLVE THOSE THINGS I THINK IN
THE END THAT'S WHAT WE WANT
RIGHT IS SAID. NOT TO HAVE THESE
CRITERIA WHETHER IT'S AN
IRRITANT AT ONE LEVEL OR JUST
YOU KNOW IT IT'S A MAJOR.
WORKAROUND PROBLEM AT THE OTHER.
WE CAN JUST FIGURE OUT HOW WE
CAN.
TAKE CARE OF THEM.
DON'T THAT'S NOT A HUGE BUDGET
REQUESTED SO MONEY BUT NOW WITH
SOME SPEAKING ABOUT.
YEAH WHAT WHAT THE ACTUAL CAUSES
OF NOT DOING IT JUST BECAUSE
I'VE TO THINK ABOUT.
ROUGHLY.
OKAY BUT YES THAT'S WHY WE'RE
HERE OKAY TALK ABOUT IT SILICON
WORK IT OUT SO HAPPY TO ALSO
FIGURE OUT FOR PRIORITIES IN
TERMS OF WHAT'S YOU KNOW. THE
BIGGEST WORKAROUND OR KIND OF
THE MOST CRITICAL ISSUES AND
HELP ORGANIZE THAT. OKAY
EXCELLENT.
OKAY.
.
THE LOSS OF SOME DELIBERATE SO I
WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ON. PAUL SIX PROPOSALS FOR
INVESTMENTS I NEED TO A MINUTE AND I
REALIZE WE HAVE SIX THE
PROPOSALS IF SOMEONE ELSE REYES
SAID WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY YOU
CAN SAY ME TOO I AGREE.
AND.
SO. I KNOW IF WHAT PEOPLE
WANTED TO ADD TO SAY SOMETHING
SO WELL WHEN WE GO AHEAD AND.
AND.
WELCOME IF YOU CENTER PAN AND
OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
MY NAME IS CONNIE ARNOLD AND I'M
GONNA RACE THROUGH THIS ONE PART
FIRST.
WHEN IT'S JUST LISTENING TO THE
OVERVIEW UMP THE CBS THIS
PROBLEM WITH THE PAPER TIME
SHEETS I ALWAYS HAVE TO CALL
EVERY MONTH.
TO REQUEST REPLACEMENT
TIMESHEETS FOR ALL MY PROVIDERS
I'M ALSO ON A WAIVER AFTER CALL
THEM SEPARATELY ANNOUNCED FOR
REPLACEMENT TIME SHEETS.
PARTICULARLY THE WAIVER PROGRAM.
THEY ADVANCE PAY OVER PAYMENT
COLLECTION PROBLEM IS A PROBLEM.
A NO NO A TIME SHEET PRINT OUT
IS AVAILABLE ON THE.
ELECTRONIC EACH TIME SHEETS
EXCEPT A RECEIPT TO THE PROVIDER
AND NOT TO NIH IS AS ADVANCE PAY.
RECIPIENT PROVIDER SO MY
PROVIDERS WON'T BE SIGNING UP
FOR THE E. TIME SHEETS
SICK LEAVE AND ILLNESSES ARE
DIFFERENT LIKE THE FLU VERSUS
CANCER IF SOMEBODY GETS CANCER
IT CAN'T WORK EIGHTY FIVE HOURS
AFTER. THE APPLE WITHIN THE
THREE MONTH PERIOD THEY'RE GONNA
LOSE THEIR HEALTH INSURANCE
THAT'S REALLY GOING TO HELP THEM
WHEN THEY'RE SUFFERING FROM
CANCER. A PROVIDER EXPEDITED
ENROLLMENT THAT'S NOT THE ONLY
PROBLEM THE PROBLEM IS THE FACT
THAT THE PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO
PAY. THE FIFTY DOLLAR CRIMINAL
BACKGROUND CHECK THE.
SO A VITAL PUT OUT A LITTLE AN
ADVERTISEMENT AND I GET PEOPLE
TO COME FOR AN INTERVIEW. THEY
CAN'T BE ENROLLED UNTIL THEY'VE
COMPLETED THE CRIMINAL
BACKGROUND CHECK WHICH THEY HAVE
TO PAY FOR SO THEY DON'T WANT
YOU.
A THE AGES AS PUBLIC AUTHORITY
LISTS.
A ABSENT TO THE RECIPIENTS ARE
THE SAME LIST ACCORDING TO THE
COUNTY FAMILY SERVICE WORKER
THEY USE THE SAME LIST AND
THEY'RE HAVING TROUBLE FINDING.
FINING UMF PROVIDERS ALSO A
LITTLE QUESTION YOU CAN ASK OF
CDSS AND COUNTIES IS ASKED HOW
MANY I JUST REST.
I JUST AS RECIPIENTS HAVE BEEN
TERMINATED FROM MY HSS BECAUSE
THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROVIDER.
WHICH IS HAPPENING.
GETTING BACK TO THE E. VV AND
THE DECLINING POLL OF CAPABLE
PROVIDERS TO WORK FOR PEOPLE
WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES IN
WHEELCHAIRS.
EBV REPRESENTS THE OUTCOME I'M
GONNA READ THIS AND I'M DONE
OKAY.
EBV REPRESENT THE OUTCOME OF
PORK BARREL FEDERAL RED POINT
FEDERAL LEGISLATION IN THE
TWENTY FIRST CENTURY CURIOUS ACT.
A BOON FOR SOFTWARE GIANT SAND
DATA. WHO GETS A WINDFALL FROM
ITS PASSAGE ON ALL STATES TO
ELECT TO NOT FORGO THE LOSS OF
THE ONE PERCENT? FEDERAL FUNDING.
BY IMPOSING THE ELECTRONIC VISIT
VERIFICATION ON ALL OF MY AGES
SAYS. DSS IN HOME SERVICE
RECIPIENTS AND PROVIDERS.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EBV IMPOSES
TRACKING BY BIG BROTHER
RECIPIENTS PROVIDERS ARE
LOCATIONS.
AND OUR DAILY REDUNDANT SERVICES
AND IT GETS VERY COMPLICATED WAS
MY MOTHER'S POSTED YOU IF I STAY
AT HER HOUSE ON SATURDAY NIGHT
THREE O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING.
SHE GETS UP TO TAKE ME TO THE
BATHROOM OKAY COLLIN. BLOGGING
ANALOG OUT. AFTER SHE STUMBLES
OUT OF DEAD AT SEVENTY EIGHT
YEARS OLD. AND COMES DOWNSTAIRS
FROM A SECOND STORY HOUSE THIS
IS A PROBLEM. IT'S ALSO GOING TO
BE A PROBLEM BECAUSE. THERE ARE
DIFFERENT CHEFS EACH PERSON HAS
TO CALL IN A CALL OUT IF I HAVE.
SOMEBODY'S ME YEAH SO I'M.
SO I PICKED UP MY LA YOU GAVE
POINTS THAT WE'VE SORT OF
COVERED SOME OF THIS GROUND
ALREADY AND SO.
YEAH I MEAN I RECOGNIZE THE
PROBLEM IN MY THINK WE'VE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT THAT TIME HE BE AS
YOU KNOW THE RC SAYS IS PROBABLY
GOING TO THEY'RE WATCHING.
INFRINGE ON THE RIGHTS OF ALL OF
US TO. A WITH A NO OPPRESSIVE
AND BURDENSOME SYSTEM OF
MONITORING WHETHER BY TELEPHONE
OR COMPUTER HOW MY SUPPOSED TO
LEAD AN INDEPENDENT NORMAL LIFE
WHEN I'M CONSTANTLY TRACKED AND
MY SERVICES ARE TRACKED EVERY
DAY. IN AND NOW I HAVE PEOPLE
WHO SAY THEY'RE NOT GOING TO
WORK FOR ME. IF THIS GOES
THROUGH SO I'M JUST GONNA END
WITH THAT I WILL COME SEE YOU
HOW ABOUT NEXT TUESDAY.
TALK TO MY SCHEDULER.
I HAVE I DON'T READ MY
UNSCHEDULED FORTUNATELY.
ALRIGHT THANK YOU THANKS SO MUCH.
BOOK REVIEW TESTIMONY.
WELCOME.
HI MY NAME IS HANA CARPAL LOW I
MEAN I A TO SIX PROVIDER SINCE
NINETEEN EIGHTY ONE I'M FROM
ALAMEDA COUNTY AND I WORK FOR
MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY
INDEPENDENT LIVING. MEMBERS
SEPARATE OF THE INDEPENDENT
LIVING COMMUNITY WHO HAVE
TRAINED.
AND TO.
SOME OF WHOM I'VE WORKED FOR
OFTEN
FOURTH OF FOR THIRTY YEARS.
.
I AM HERE TODAY IS TO SPEAK
ESPECIALLY ON BEHALF OF THE
ELECTRONIC VISIT VERIFICATION
WHICH I URGE A VERY GREAT.
HAPPY TO SEE TODAY BITS A
DOCUMENT FROM THE ASSESSMENT
SAYING THAT THEY ARE DEFINITELY
SEE IT A.I NEED TO IT DELAYED
IMPLEMENTATION I I'M GLAD FOR
THAT BECAUSE I REALLY SEE THIS
AS BEING EXTREMELY PROBLEMATIC I
SEE IT AS BEING A BILL THAT WAS
INTRODUCED FOR THE PURPOSES OF
LINING THE POCKETS OF TECH
INDUSTRY EXECUTIVES.
AND TO. PERCEIVE POOR PEOPLE AND
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AS AND
THE POOR PEOPLE THAT WORK FOR
THEM FOR LOW WAGES AND MANY
CASES BELOW MINIMUM WAGE. FOR.
FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
THAT ARE TREATED AS CRIMINALS
AND SEEN AS CRIMINALS WE'VE
ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THIS IN
CALIFORNIA.
AND WE.
WE'VE DEMONSTRATED THEM WITH
ARMY FAIL OUR TENT CITY IN
BERKELEY FOR A MONTH WE CAMPED
OUT IN PROTEST OF THE SPEED OF
CUTS AND AND THIS IDEA OF FRAUD
WHICH WAS FOUND. TO EXIST VERY
LITTLE TO CONFRONT THAT EXISTS
IN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM HAPPENS
ON A CORPORATE LEVEL NOT IN THE
INDEPENDENT PROVIDER MODEL.
THANK YOU.
IF YOU.
WELCOME.
WITH CHILDREN. NEED.
MY NAME IS BANANA MANY US AND
I'M FROM CINEMA COUNTY. AND I
OPPOSE.
THE SEVEN PERCENT CUT BECAUSE
OF MY.
MY MY CLIENT I TAKE CARE OF THEM
TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY. AND
CUTTING HIS HOURS WOULD MEAN HE
WOULDN'T. WE WOULDN'T HAVE MONEY
TO PAY OUR RENT.
BUY FOOD PAY YOU. AREN'T. TO
TAKE CARE OF HIS NEEDS.
AND AND THEN THE VERIFICATION
THAT'S.
COME.
A VIOLATION OF HIS PRIVACY AND
HE DOESN'T WANT THAT. AND I
COULD NOT BE ON THE TELEPHONE
TALKING TO SOMEBODY. IT DOES NOT
WALK HE COULD BE.
A GOOD FALL HE COULD GET HURT
AND IT AND IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE
THERE TOO.
AND I I SUPPOSE WELL THE SICK
DAYS.
ON MY SUPPORTER BUT I THINK
GIPSON AND CINEMA COUNTY IT'S
NOT GOING TO WORK BECAUSE WE
DON'T HAVE ANY PROVIDERS NOBODY
WILL COME TO YOUR HOUSE.
YOU KNOW FOR ONE DAY BECAUSE
THEY NEED. THEY NEED WORK YOU
KNOW THEY JUST CAN'T COME TO
YOUR HOUSE FOR ONE DAY BECAUSE
YOU'RE SICK. SO I TAKE CARE OF
HIM WHEN I'M SICK OR NOT.
AND.
AND THE OTHER ONE'S EYES SUPPORT
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU THANK YOU.
THANK YOU WELCOME.
YES.
GOOD EVENING. AND ALSO LIKE TO
SAY ARM THINK YOU MISSED.
WE ON THE RIGHT I GUESS WHEN YOU
TELL YOU HAVE YOU PURPOSES OF.
NO BUT BLOOM OF FIRST OF ALL A
GOOD EVENING AND I'M ALL LIKE TO
SAY MISTER.
A RICHARD PAN THANK YOU FOR
YOUR PROFESSIONALISM AND THANKED
THANK YOU FOR HAVING A PASSION.
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS I
JUST AS PROVIDERS.
HERE DEBT DATA WE HAVE TODAY.
MONUMENTS CARABINS THEM UP FROM
SOLANO COUNTY I'M ALSO A MEMBER
OF.
OTHER ADVISORY.
HARM SOLANO COUNTY AS WELL AS A
PUBLIC AUTHORITY.
COMMITTEE.
AND. ALL POLLS THEIR PETITION.
I'M I'M SORRY AN OUTPOST
IMPUTATION OF EVP BECAUSE IT PUT
PROVIDERS AND CONSUMERS PART OF
OUR PRIVACY AT RISK.
AND I WILL LET ME SUPPORT ON
THIS AND THAT TO KEEP HAVE ME
AND HAVE A GOOD EVENING.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
HI I'M PHYLLIS MALANDROS AND I
AM A HOMECARE PROVIDER IN
ALAMEDA COUNTY I'VE BEEN A HOME
CARE WORKER FOR FIFTEEN YEARS.
ALTHOUGH I CAME UP TO SACRAMENTO
TODAY TO EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION
TO THE E. V. V. AND I THINK
EVERYTHING I WAS GOING TO SAY
HAS PRETTY MUCH ALREADY BEEN
SAID I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT.
I WORK FOR SOMEBODY WHO IS NOT A
FAMILY MEMBER SO I HAVE A
CERTAIN WORK TIME BUT THAT
DOESN'T MEAN THAT I HAVE A
SERIES OF LITTLE.
TASKS THAT I DO ONE AFTER THE
OTHER IT ALL FLOWS TOGETHER
UNCOOKED BEING I'M DOING THE
LAUNDRY I'M GOING UNDER THE
DUNES ON PICKING UP SOME STUFF
THAT THE PHARMACY.
HOW ON EARTH AM I SUPPOSE TO
DEAL WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS
HOW DOES IT FIT INTO? ACTUAL
REALITY ARM I WOULD AGREE WITH
CONNIE THAT.
THIS NOTION WAS PROPOSED BY
PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEVER DONE THIS
KIND OF WORK THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
I AM SONYA KRANZ AND FROM SOLANO
COUNTY WILL WITH THEM SEIU
TWENTY FIFTEEN AND I'M HERE WITH
MY SON.
ADAM AND I AM HIS.
CARE PROVIDER.
A AGAIN. IT'S
I REITERATE WHAT YOU HEARD ABOUT
FOR HOME CARE AND AND.
I REALLY THINK THAT THE E. V.
IS GOING TO CAUSE. YOU.
EVEN A BIGGER HEADACHE THEN IT
WILL. US
I MEAN IT'S GOING TO COST MONEY.
TO EVEN TRY TO IMPLEMENT THIS
THAT WILL FAIL FOR LOTS OF
REASONS AND I SUGGEST THAT YOU
PUT THAT MONEY. INTO GETTING
MORE CALM OMBUDSMAN.
BECAUSE I THINK THAT.
THE ISSUES THAT. YOU'RE LOOKING
AT TO TRY TO TAKE CARE OF THIS
THROUGH THE V..
A LOT OF IT IS.
A FROM WHAT I'M HEARING IS
BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF.
STAFFING.
IN THAT AREA FOR MONITORING.
AND I SUGGEST YOU PUT THE MONEY
INTO THAT BECAUSE THAT MAKES A
LOT OF SENSE.
YOU KNOW SO THAT YOU CAN ENABLE
THEM TO BE EFFECTIVE.
AND.
INSTEAD OF DEMEANING. US AND
ASSUMING THAT WERE JUST OUT TO
US.
GET YOUR MONEY BECAUSE PEOPLE
WHO DO THIS DON'T DO IT FOR THE
MONEY THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
EDU AND.
THANK YOU HAVE.
WELCOME.
HELLO GOOD HOW THE READINESS
AFTERNOON MY NAME'S ANDREW.
UPPERCUT CASA COUNTY. AND IT'S
GONNA START OUT WITH THAT MAKE
ONE THING VERY CLEAR. WE ARE NOT
CRIMINALS WE ARE CARE GIVERS.
.
I TAKE CARE I MOTHER I LIVE IN
THE SAME ROOM AS MY MOTHER. I'M
I'M GIVEN AT A VERY SMALL AMOUNT
OF MINUTES TO GIVE HER A BATH
PARODY TAKE MORE TIME THAN WHAT
I'M ALLOWED OF COURSE I'M GONNA
GIVE HER A PROPER BATH LIKE YOUR
BODY ELSE WANTS AND NEEDS.
I AM SO WHAT I'M WHAT I'M SAYING
IS WHAT THE BB. AND ARE WE GONNA
LIKE WHAT I'M GIVING HER A BATH
AND MY MY TIME ELAPSED FOR THE
VERY SMALL AMOUNT MINISTER ALLOW
BUT MY SPOT TO DELIVER
UNATTENDED WHAT YOU CAN ABOUT IT
RESTRICTS SLIP AND FALL I GO
RUNNING CLOCK BACK AND COME BACK
TO PITCHER BATH. NO I'M NOT
GONNA DO THAT SO WHAT I'M SAYING
IS FOR ON MEAT FOR ME. AND ALL
CAREGIVERS HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
WE OPPOSE EBV THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
I JUST AND GARETH CALIFORNIA
STATE ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES.
HERE IN SUPPORT OF THESE
STAKEHOLDER PROPOSAL I RELATED
TO SEE MIPS
I THIS ONE TIME INVESTMENT WILL
PROVIDE FUNDING SO THAT COUNTY
PARTIES CAN BE INCORPORATED INTO
C. MIPS.
AND WILL HELP REDUCE THOSE LOCAL
WORKAROUNDS THANKS.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
HELLO MY NAME IS TAMARA MICHIGAN
WHERE I TAKE CARE OF MY SON
WHO'S SEVENTEEN YEAR OLDS OLD
WHO HAS AUTISM. I'M VERY
CONCERNED ABOUT THAT EVEY THE UP
AND COMING INPUT IMPLEMENTATION
I DON'T WANT IT TO HAPPEN AT ALL
IS SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD AND HE
HAS AYE JUSTICE BECAUSE OF HIS
INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SO.
AS HE AS HE BECOMES AN ADULT IF
IF THAT'S IN PLACE HIS OF HIS
FREEDOM AND ABILITY TO MOVE
THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY WITH
THINGS I JUST AS PROVIDER NOT
ONLY MYSELF BUT OTHER PEOPLE.
WOULD BE GREATLY IMPACTED HOME
HE DOESN'T DESERVE TO HAVE HIS
FREEDOM TAKEN AWAY BECAUSE OF A
GOVERNMENT PROGRAM TO TRY TO
PREVENT FRAUD.
.
IT'S UNNECESSARY AND THE TIME
USED TO.
VERIFY WHICH WOULD BE BETTER
USE TAKING CARE OF MY SON THANK
YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
GOOD AFTERNOON SENATOR
PANAMANIAN Y. THEIR CAR WHILE
WITH A A RP.
AND I'M HERE TO. URGE YOU TO
PLEASE PERMANENTLY RESCIND THE
SEVEN PERCENT CUT IN IT AYE
NATURE SAYS HOURS.
WE KNOW THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT
KEEPS.
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES IN
THEIR HOMES WE SEE THIS AS THE
TOP PROGRAM N THE STATE THAT
KEEPS OLDER CALIFORNIANS IN
THEIR HOMES SO WE THINK NOW IS
THE TIME TO MAKE THIS PROGRAM
HOLE.
AND APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT
AGAIN IN RESCINDING THE SEVEN
PERCENT CUT.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
GOOD APP THE NEW.
I'M.
IT'S JUST THAT MORNING AND
AFTERNOON BUT.
MY NAME IS ELISE AND I AM.
LOCAL
I MEANT PROVIDER OF PUSH BOOK.
SACRAMENTO. AND I AM A MEMBER
OF THE TWENTY FIFTEEN.
AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT I OPPOSE
IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC
VISIT.
VERIFICATION EBP.
THANK YOU WELCOME.
I AM MY NAME IS CAROL TAYLOR
RETIRED HEALTHCARE WORKER AND
THAT FOR SOMEONE TO SAY I REALLY
APPRECIATE YOUR ATTITUDE AND
SEMI TIMES I COME BEFORE THESE
BODIES IT'S AN ADVERSARIAL
SITUATION AND. YOU GUYS HAVE
BEEN SO SYMPATHETIC I REALLY
APPRECIATE IT.
SO. THE FIRST THING I WANT TO
TALK ABOUT IS AYE A STATEWIDE
STANDARD FOR ENROLLMENT BECAUSE
AT I WORKED IN TWO COUNTIES WERE
IN ENCINO IN MARIN COUNTY. YEAH
I DIDN'T GET PAID FOR SIX MONTHS
AND I SUDDENLY GOT SIX MONTHS
WORTH OF CHECKS. IN CINEMA IT
WAS THREE MONTHS BUT I'VE
NOTICED THAT THE TRAININGS AND
AND THE REST NOT ONLY DON'T
DIFFER WITH THE COUNTIES BUT
WITH WHOEVER THE HEAD OF. THE
PUBLIC AUTHORITY IS AT THAT TIME
I'VE SEEN IS JUST THE CHANGE OF
DIRECTORS CHANGE THE STANDARDS
AND SO I I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS
WELL.
STANDARDIZE THAT BOMBED AND ALSO
TO PULL THE.
W. PCS WORKERS INTO THE SAME.
BRACKET IS WE ARE MEAN THIS OUR
BROTHERS AND SISTERS THAT SHOULD
BE WELL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK IN IN
BENEFITS. AND.
.
I WAS SO THAT I.
IPOD OPPOSE ELECTRONIC
VERIFICATION AND. YOU KNOW I
USED AS A GOD ZECH WITH AND YOU
KNOW THE SEVEN PERCENT CAT.
IS IT A NO BRAINER I MEAN THAT'S
A VENGEANCE YOU OFTEN BEEN TEN
AND YOU NAME FOR IT IF YOU WANT
BUT JUST EXPIRE THIS ONE SAYS
SUNSET THIS. IDEA AND.
.
SAYS.
BUT SIERRA THE AYE THERE'S SO
MUCH TO SAY BUT YOU KNOW JUST
BACKING UP FOR THE SICK LEAVE
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME AFTERNOON SHARON MEMBERS
THANK YOU TERESA COOK ON BEHALF
OF THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA FOUR TO
SUPERVISORS JUST VERY QUICKLY
ONCE THEY'VE THAT WE ARE VERY
SUPPORTIVE OF THE PROPOSAL TO
EASE SOME OF THAT OUR BACKLOG OF
AUTOMATION
AND A TRUST.
I THINK YOU.
THANK YOU WELCOME.
KELLY BUCKS HERE ON BEHALF OF
THE SENATE CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AS WELL AS THE
VENTURA COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS MORE ALSO SUPPORTIVE.
OF.
ELIMINATING THE ITEMS AS
AUTOMATION MATLOCK THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. WELCOME.
HER ORIGINAL LAKE FILLED SIXTEEN
YEARS HEALTHCARE PROVIDER AND I
CARE FOR MY MOM AND MY BROTHER.
I BELIEVE THAT EASY WOULD.
BASICALLY BE A DETRIMENT TO THE
HELP THE CAT OF THE CONSUMERS
ARE BASED ON THE FACT THAT IF
THEY'RE MENTALLY CHALLENGED YOU
WOULD SPEND MORE TIME. ACTUALLY
COLONY AND TO MAKE A WAY OUT OF
WHAT THEIR WORK IT'S A TO DOING
FOOT BY OUR CONSUMERS.
AND AND I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE
PROGRAM WOULD HAVE TO BE
REVISITED IF IT'S IMPLEMENTED
BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT IF YOU
SPENDING. ONE MINUTE HAVE GIVE
ME ONE MINUTE A DAY A FIVE TIMES
BUT OUR CALLING IN IF YOU THINK
ABOUT A TWELVE HOUR SHIFT YOU'RE
ACTUALLY CALL IN IN A WHOLE HOUR.
PER DAY TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT
YOU ARE DOING WHICH IS FIVE
HOURS A WEEK SO THAT WE START
LOOKING AT WHETHER OR NOT
PROVIDER IS UP.
PRODUCING QUALITY CARE TO THE
CONSUMER SO THEY WOULD LOOK AT
CUTTING OUR OUR ITS EVENTUALLY
BECAUSE OF THAT BECAUSE THEY OWN
DECISION SO I OPPOSE EVP.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME. CHRIS MURROW YOU D. W.
THIRTY NINE THIRTY DISTRICT FOR
STANISLAUS COUNTY.
I'M SINCE WE HAVE THE CROWN HERE
WE HAVE THE COMMENT HERE. I'M
GONNA SEE THIS COLONEL LIKE IN A
THEOREM.
ABILIFY JUST SAYS SINCE BURNT
TWENTY TEN RIGHT WHEN I GOT A
HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE SOMEONE IN
MY FAMILY DOES REALLY NEEDED IT.
THE FIRM GOES AS FOLLOWS. IF WE
VALUE LIFE.
THEN WE SHOULD HAVE NO
HESITATION POURING MONEY INTO
PUBLIC SERVICES BY PUBLIC
OFFICIALS SWORN TO GOVERN IN AID
SUPPORT AND SUPPORT ITS PUBLIC
CITIZENS.
IF WE KNOW THERE ARE CURRENTLY
MORE PERSONS AGING AND WITH
DISABILITIES.
THAN EVER IN HISTORY.
THEN WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND FIND
THE MONEY TO CREATE THE
SOLUTIONS.
IF WE KNOW CALIFORNIA IS ONE OF
THE LARGEST POPULATIONS IN THE
NATION.
WE SHOULD MANDATE MONEY FOR
SOCIAL SERVICES AND PROGRAMS FOR
OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS AND
LEGITIMIZE THE BUSINESSES AND
SERVICES CURRENTLY SUPPORTING
THOSE CITIZENS.
IT'S COMMON SENSE
YOU GUYS UNDERSTAND THAT DO THE
RIGHT THING DON'T TELL THESE
PEOPLE AND DON'T ESPECIALLY THE
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THAT WE
DON'T HAVE THE MONEY. BECAUSE WE
DO. AYE CPD ISN'T SHERIFF
DEPARTMENTS WHERE THIRTY
THOUSAND THE SIXTY THOUSAND
DOLLAR VEHICLES WE HAVE THE
MONEY DO THE RIGHT THING.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME. HELLO MY NAME IS.
DELLA PALMA HOMECARE PROVIDER
AND I'M HERE TO TALK ON EBV.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TRYING
TO FIND A SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM
THAT DOESN'T EXIST.
STANISLAUS COUNTY WHERE I'M FROM
ALREADY TRIED TO FIND FRAUD IN
THE AYE H. S. AS PROGRAM. AS DID
FLORIDA WITH WELFARE RECIPIENTS.
BEING DRUG TESTED.
STANISLAUS COUNTY DID NOT FIND.
WIDESPREAD FALL OF FRAUD TO
CONTINUE RATES ON FAMILY AND
CHARACTERIZE THEM.
AND FLORIDA'S GOVERNOR THE ONLY
ONE WHO GOT BANG FOR HIS BUCK.
BECAUSE HE OWNED THE COMPANY
THAT PROVIDED THE DRUG TEST.
PLEASE DO NOT PUT DOLLARS WERE.
PLEASE PUT DOLLARS WHERE IT'S
NEEDED AND SENIORS THE DEATH
DISABLED AND MENTALLY CHALLENGED
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
BUT IF YOU MY SKIRT YEP IS FROM
YOU COUNTY.
AND NO.
HE OPPOSES SO.
ELIMINATION OF SEVEN PERCENT
RESTORATION OF THE I CHOSE
SERVICE HOURS BECAUSE OVER ONE
MILLION CLIENTS AND PROVIDERS
WILL BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED. BY
THE REDUCTION OF SERVICES
REDUCTION OF OURS WOULD AFFECT
CLIENT HEALTH WHAT ALONE THEIR
QUALITY OF LIFE.
AND BECOMING MUCH CLOSER TO
BEING A BURDEN ON CALIFORNIA.
BUT LIKE A FEW OTHER LADIES
MENTIONED THAT SICK LEAVE MANY
CLIENTS HAVE A LOW IMMUNE SYSTEM.
SO THAT'S MORE THAN A CATCH
TWENTY TWO. BLOOD ALONE THIS.
VIEW WE THAT IT IT'S LIKE.
.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
BEING COUNTER.
NIRVANA.
YOU KNOW IT. BUTLER FINANCIAL.
RIVER RATIONALIZATION WHAT'S OUR
FINANCIAL JUSTIFICATION HOW WAS
THAT GOING TO IMPROVE. MISSILES
AYE CABRERA CHRISSY FIEFDOM.
AND THE RESULT.
THANK YOU.
RIGHT WELCOME. THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AT MY NAME IS ROSE IN
A PRESS AND I AM OUT OF BUTTE
COUNTY SUTTER COUNTY
REPRESENTING UNITED DOMESTIC
WORKERS. ALL THE WAY OUT TO HUG.
AB I RIVER BANK ACCOUNT SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. AND I'M HERE TO TALK
ABOUT AM I AM IN A POSE OF THE
ELIMINATION OF THIS AFFAIR.
PERCENT RESTORATION OF I JUST AS
OURS I'M AS AN ORGANIZER I SEE
THIS IN THE AND MY COUNTIES ICY
THE CUTS I SEE. THE I'M NOT SO
GREAT EXCEPTIONAL CARE THAT WE
WANT TO GIVE OUR LOVED ONES AND
FOR THE MAJORITY OF THE
PROVIDERS THAT ARE HERE.
I REALLY NEED YOU TO KNOW THAT
WHAT THE SEVEN PERCENT ARM A LOT
OF THESE PROVIDERS STILL WORK
FOR FREE. AND VOLUNTEER.
SO IF WE ELIMINATE THE SEVEN
PERCENT YOU LEAVE US VERY OPEN
AND VULNERABLE FOR A BIGGER
PERCENT IN THE CUTS OF THE HOURS.
AND THAT. IT AFFECTS ME AS A
PROVIDER BUT IT'S REALLY
DETRIMENTAL TO MY RECIPIENT.
AND MY FATHER IS A RECIPIENT OF
THIS PROGRAM. AND AGAIN WHERE
FAMILY WERE GOING TO DO IT BUT
IT'S NOT OKAY BECAUSE THE NEXT
PERSON CANNOT WORK FOR FREE. AND
LOVE DOES NOT PAY THE BILLS.
AND I'M ALSO IN OPPOSED OF THE
EVP. I DO NOT AGREE I BELIEVE
THAT PUTS OUR.
RECIPIENTS ARE CONSUMERS AT RISK
FOR THE PRIVACY I WORK IN A
SINGER FACILITY FOR THIRTEEN
YEARS.
DOCUMENTATION WAS A ISSUE FOR A
LOT OF US WE HAD TO. COME UP
WITH A PROPOSAL TO GIVE THE.
CARE GIVERS RESIDENT ASSISTANTS
SIENESE TIME.
TO DOCUMENT THIRTY MINUTES AFTER
THEIR SHIFT SO YOU CAN IMAGINE
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK
YOU.
WELCOME.
THE CUT.
MY NAME IS SUSAN EGGMAN AND I AM
AND I'D JUST AS PROVIDER BUTTE
COUNTY. AND I OPPOSE THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EVP.
I BELIEVE IT IS AN INVASION OF
MY PRIVACY AND ESPECIALLY OF THE
PRIVACY OF MY CLIENTS.
I'M I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK
ON BEHALF OF ONE OF OUR MEMBERS
WHO HAD TO LEAVE EARLY ITS
CAMISA HOLD UP FROM SUTTER
COUNTY SHE WROTE THIS. I BELIEVE
THIS IS A PUNISHMENT FOR PEOPLE
WHO WORK HARD AND GIVE BACK TO
THE COMMUNITY. THIS PROGRAM IS
LOOKED AT AS FRAUDULENT AND IF
YOU REALLY LOOK AT THE PROVIDERS
HOURS AND THEIR EVERYDAY JOURNEY
YOU WILL SEE THAT THEY'RE NOT
EVEN CLOSE TO THE HOURS THAT
THEY SHOULD BE RECEIVING.
I WORK IN PROVIDE I JUST A
SERVICES FOR MY PARENTS.
I'M A VERY VERY EARLY IN THE
MORNING AND I PROVIDE CARE.
I HAVE TO QUICKLY GET MYSELF
READY TO MAKE IT TO WORK AND
THEN AT THE END OF THE DAY I
HAVE TO RUSH BACK COME TO
PROVIDE MY PARENTS CARE.
I HAVE NO TIME FOR MYSELF
ALREADY HOW WILL I BE ABLE TO
STOP. AND DOCUMENT EVERY SINGLE
TASK AND PROVIDE EXCEPTIONAL
QUALITY AND ATTENTIVE CARE.
WE MUST CREATE POLICIES THAT
HELP PROTECT HUMANITY AND NOT
PUNISH THEM THIS IS HARASSMENT.
THINK.
DO YOU.
THANK YOU WELCOME.
HELLO EVERYONE MY NAME IS
ALEXANDER GOOD DEAN IS WITH
UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS ON
BEHALF OF LISA SCOTT FROM EL
DORADO COUNTY AYE OPPOSED
ELIMINATION OF THE SEVEN PERCENT
RESTORATION. OF AYE TO SET
SERVICE HOURS IT REDUCES THE
TIME BUT WE CAN GIVE TO OUR
RECIPIENT THREE YEARS AGO WHEN I
WAS AND WHEN IT WASN'T A FACT I
COULD NOT BE WITH MY PERSON
EVERY DAY. LIKE I USED TO DO.
BUT I DECIDED TO STOP BY ON ONE
DAY AND CHECK ON HER WHEN I
FINALLY GOT INSIDE INTO HER
HOUSE I FOUND HER IN THE BATHTUB
BLUE AND NOT RESPONDING.
AYE FOUNDER OXYGEN PUT IT ON
HER AND THEN CALLED MY LITTLE
AND THE DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT IF I
HADN'T.
BEEN THERE TO HELP HER AT THE
MOMENT SHE WOULD NOT BE HERE
TODAY.
EVERYTHING TURNED OUT OKAY IN
THIS CASE BUT WHAT ABOUT THE
OTHER SENIORS HAD THEIR HOURS
CUT.
I STRONGLY I STRONGLY OPPOSE
ELIMINATION OF THE SEVEN PERCENT
RESTORATION THANK YOU.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
MY NAME'S WILLIAMSON A CARE
PROVIDER FROM SUTTER COUNTY A
TAKER MY SON. AND POSE TO SEVEN
PERCENT.
CUT BECAUSE IT WOULD DEFINITELY
BE HARD A CON ARTIST AS IT IS I
LIVE FROM PAYCHECK TO PAYCHECK.
SO.
WITH THAT.
TAX CUT IT WOULD EVEN BE HARDER
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU.
A WELCOME.
MY NAME'S AT MONDO NOT BE
TRANSLATING FOR THE COMPANION
HERE PLEASE.
HELLO ME NUMBER AS THE
MISSISSIPPI DELTA.
THEY'VE BEEN GOOD ENOUGH.
POOL THERE IS WO THE MEASURE
CALIFORNIA.
BUT I BELIEVE THIS STATE. IS A
PROFESSOR SEVERAL THINGS HEAVY
MUSIC THAT MIGHT HAPPEN THOUGH.
BUT I LOVE MY WITH THE MAKOTO'S.
IT THE MILLION UNEMPLOYED YOU
WANT THAT EQUIPMENT THAT THERE
WILL HAVE TO IN THE DOESN'T LET
ME STATE.
BUT BUT ASSEMBLY GOTTEN GOING
BUT TO MY SISTER WITH A ONE
HUNDRED CUMPLE. IF THEY BEGIN TO
BUT SOME SCIENTISTS COSTAS AT
THE FIFTH GAME EMBARRASSES.
ONE MILLION WHAT DECKING.
GONNA BUT THAT MR FORGET ALL
REMEMBER THE EMPEROR FREQUENCY
LIST OF THE ACQUITTAL.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH. SO.
MY NAME IS YOU NEED CO I'M WITH
THE UNITED DOMESTIC WORKERS AND
I COME FROM A SET. AND I WANT TO
SUPPORT A FASTER ON WHAT TO CALL
IT. A. PROCESS TO I GET
PROVIDERS ENROLLED IN THE
PROGRAM. THE REASON WHY I UP AYE
I SUPPORT THIS IS BECAUSE.
FOR THE FOR THE NEW WORKERS AYE
I CAN PROVIDE A GOOD EXAMPLE.
WHEN I STARTED BACK IN TWO
THOUSAND AND NINE.
THE PROCESS TOOK MORE THAN MORE
THAN ABOUT FOUR MONTHS AND IN
THAT TIME I NEEDED TO MAKE YOU
KNOW THE PAYMENTS FOR THE BILLS
FOR THE RAN. AND SO I WAS
WORKING IN IN THE FIELDS ARE BUT
EVEN THEN THAT'S THE WAS AND YOU
KNOW ENOUGH TO PAY FOR THOSE
BASIC ANEMONES. SO I TO TAKE OUT
LOANS
AND YOU KNOW JUST TO JUST TO
MAKE ENDS MEET SO THEREFORE I
FEEL I'M THAT WE SHOULD BE
IMPROVING THE.
PROCESSING TIME TO GET ENROLLED
IN THE AYE TO SENSE PROGRAM.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU EXTRA MUCH.
WELCOME CRISIS LITTLE MY NAME IS
DONALD PARKS UPON STANISLAUS
COUNTY I'M WITH YOU D. W..
I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE.
W. C. P. S..
MY MOM'S ON THAT PROGRAM AND.
HOPE WE NEED.
SAVE MY SELECT FOR ME LIKE SOME
HAPPENS TO ME ON THE JOB.
YOU KNOW.
.
YOU KNOW I AM I NEED SOME BACKUP.
AND WHEN I GET MAD FROM A WCBS.
AND SO WE WOULD NOT HAVE HAD
THAT CUT OF BHARGAVI.
AND ARE YOU KNOW FOR ALL HEALTH
WAS NOT ONLY ME BUT FOR THE
OTHER CHARACTERISTIC CAM PLUS MY
MOM.
AND OF.
I JUST WANTED YOU KNOW SAID THAT.
APPRECIATE THE THE PROGRAM YOU
KNOW AND HELPS US OUT A LOT.
AND NOW I'D LIKE TO SEE THIS
CONTINUE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU EXTRA MUCH
THANK YOU WELCOME.
THANK YOU SENATOR PAN IN YOUR
COMMITTEE MY NAME'S BRADLEY WE
ADMIRE I'M A HOME CARE WORKER
FROM SAN FRANCISCO. ARE I'M A
PROCRASTINATOR BUT I AGREE
TOTALLY WITH MY SISTERS AND
BROTHERS FROM U. D. W. THAT WE
NEED TO PASS AND TAKE CARE OF
THE SEVEN PERCENT ISSUE THIS
YEAR BECAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE
OUR HANDS FULL FIGHTING. OF
SPEAKER RYAN AND THE REPUBLICAN
CUTS COMING DOWN ON MEDICAID
THERE BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO
NEED NEXT TO TO BE DOING NEXT
YEAR SO PLEASE LET'S GET THIS
TAKEN CARE OF THIS YEAR SO WE
CAN GET TO BUSINESS. TRYING TO
SAVE OUR HEALTHCARE FUNDING ON
E. V. V. WE WORK FOR OUR CLIENTS
THEY ARE THE ONES THAT ARE TO
TELL US AND TO BE NUMBER ONE IN
DIRECTING OUR WORK. WITH WE HAVE
TO REPORT TO SOMEBODY ELSE THAT
IT BELIES IT ADDS A FOURTH
EMPLOYER TO. IT SHOULD BE ONLY
THEM UP A CONSUMER RATHER ARE.
AND YOU KNOW WE ALREADY WORK FOR
THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY ALLEGEDLY
AND WORK FOR THE IT DEPARTMENT
BUT YOU KNOW ARE WE CAN ALSO BE
WORKING FOR SOME UNKNOWN THIRD
PARTY THAT'S GOING TO KEEP
INFORMATION OWNERS. WE NEED TO
GET THIS REALLY WORK TOGETHER
AND MAKE SURE THAT.
WHERE ANSWERING TO OUR CONSUMER
FIRST THAT THAT DIRECT CARE
COMES FIRST SENATOR MONNING AND
YOU AND YOU MISTER PAN TALKED
ABOUT INVESTING IN THE FUTURE IN
THE COST IF WE DON'T?
I WANT TO ADD TO THAT IN JUST A.
THE GRADING ARE FABULOUS HOME
CARE PROGRAM BY THIS CONFUSING
E. V. V..
.
YOU KNOW IF WE WE LOOK AT LIKE
TEXAS TEXAS HAS THIRD LESS
POPULATION WE DO AND THEY HAVE
MORE NURSING HOMES THAT'S GOING
BACKWARDS WE DO NOT WANT TO
DEGRADE. THE HOME CARE SYSTEM
THAT WE HAVE IN CALIFORNIA
THAT'S THE MODEL FOR THE NATION
THANK YOU THANK YOU. THANK
WELCOME.
DEBORAH.
THEY'RE BROUGHT DISABILITY
RIGHTS CALIFORNIA OF WE SUPPORT
PROPOSAL TO FULLY AND
PERMANENTLY RESTORE THE SEVEN
PERCENT CUT. WE SUPPORT
EXPEDITING PRESIDE PROVIDER
ENROLLMENT WE SUPPORT THE
FUNDING OF OF BENEFITS EMPLOYER
OF RECORD WE SUPPORT PAID SICK
LEAVE IMPLEMENTATION WE SUPPORT.
ADDRESSING THE AUTOMATION
BACKLOG NOW IF I COULD JUST HAVE
THIRTY SECONDS ON EVP.
BASED ON WHAT I HAVE SEEN AND
HEARD THIS AFTERNOON IT COULD
FILL AN ENTIRE HOUSE OF HORRORS.
AND YET.
BUT DEPARTMENT IS AWARE THAT DRC
IS WATCHING THIS VERY CLOSELY.
WE ARE AWARE THAT THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT HAS NOT GIVEN A LOT
OF DIRECTION.
I WATCH SEVEN THE VIDEOS I
WATCHED I THINK THE OHIO VIDEO
SHOWING.
HOW E. VV REVEALING IMPLEMENTED
THERE AND IT WAS KIND OF SCARY?
I'D LIKE TO THINK THAT THERE IS
GOING TO BE A WAY TO. PROTECT
PEOPLE'S PRIVACY.
TO RESPECT THE DIGNITY OF PEOPLE
WHO ARE CAREGIVERS AND
RECIPIENTS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR
TIME.
THANK YOU.
YOU'RE WELCOME.
I MEAN MAYES BIGELOW. O..
SOME* BONE.
IT ISN'T WORKING. I'M MY EN NO
MORE CUP TOLD US FLOOR YEAH.
THIS IS A NEW ELIMINATION FOR A
SEVEN PERSON BUSINESS DECIDING.
EBV FOR CALIFORNIA.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
HELLO I'D LIKE TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY. TO REPRESENT MY
CLIENT.
I.
AND SO WITH THAT SAID I DO KNOW.
THE.
BEING AGAINST THE EVP.
AND A.
BASED ON. THE EVP IS AN EIGHTY A
VIOLATION.
AND IT EBV IMPEDES ACCESS TO
SERVICE.
AND IT POSES A DISTRACTION.
I A CAN BE CONSTRUED AS
DISCRIMINATORY AS PUNISHMENT.
AND CREATES A HIGH RISK
LIABILITY SITUATION.
SO I I WOULD LIKE FOR EVERYBODY
TO CONSIDER THAT. THE.
AND SOMETHING THAT IMPEDES.
ACT ACCESSIBILITY TO A SERVICE.
AND A SERVICE IN AS AS A
PUNISHMENT.
I HAD TO THAT INDIVIDUAL. IS NOT
APPROPRIATE OR ACCEPTABLE. PARA.
AND ONE MORE THING.
THE SEVEN PERCENT I A M. IN
FAVOR RESCINDING IT.
THANK YOU I EXCEEDED INTRODUCE
YOURSELF FOR THE RECORD I HOPE
SO BECAUSE I CAROLINE MEDINA.
THANK YOU.
BUT GIVE.
OKAY.
HELLO I'M CHRISTY CIVIL
LIBERTIES. I'M A MEMBER OF THE
AYE AGES AS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
OF TIMBRE MEDINA COUNTY AND I'M
ALSO IF EDUCATE ADVOCATE AND
EMPOWER FAMILY CALIFORNIA.
AND I WANTED TO ECHO AND THE
SUGGESTION TO PERMANENTLY WRISTS
AND THE SEVEN PERCENT ACROSS THE
BOARD KEITAI AGE AS ASK.
I ALSO REALLY LIKED ANIMATING
HER NAME WAS CONNIE'S IDEA I'M.
FOR IT INCENTIVIZING.
WORKERS BY GIVING THEM AN
INCREASE IN PAY THE NON FAMILY
SERVICE PROVIDERS.
FOR THOSE WITH SEVERE NEEDS IN
ORDER TO GET WORKERS TO WORK FOR
THEIR FAMILY PORT FOR THOSE FOR
THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE
NEEDS. THAT DON'T HAVE FAMILY
CARE PROVIDERS I THINK THAT'S
REALLY IMPORTANT.
I'M.
THE THING I WANTED TO SAY ABOUT
DVD BESIDES OF COURSE NOT BEING
IN FAVOR OF IT.
WE WE OPPOSED IT EDUCATE
ADVOCATE OPPOSED IT. WHEN IT WAS
GOING THROUGH THE OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION AND SIGNED INTO
LAW. UNDER PRESIDENT OBAMA.
I AM AND. WHAT I WANTED TO SAY
ABOUT IT WAS THAT I ECHO THAT IT
IS AN EIGHTY A VIOLATION?
AND I WOULD BE CONCERNED AS FAR
AS THE STATE IMPLEMENTING THAT
BECAUSE I THINK THERE WILL BE
LITIGATION.
I AM WE HAVE LAWS IN THE STATE
AND I THINK IT'S IN VIOLATION OF
THOSE LAWS. SO I WOULD BE
CONCERNED ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION
IN THE WAY OF LITIGATION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
THANK YOU MY NAME IS KATHY
HARRIS AND FROM MY STANISLAUS
COUNTY.
I'M HERE TO.
.
PROJECT
THE A. V. V..
IT'S A WASTE OF TIME HAVING TO
CALL TO REPORTEVERY TASK THAT
YOU DO FOR YOUR CLIENT.
FIRST OF ALL YOU GOT TO FIGURE
OUT WHAT KINDA DID YOUR CLIENT
IS HAVING WHEN YOU GET THERE.
THAT'S IMPORTANT.
YOUR CLIENT MAY NOT FEEL LIKE
DOING ANYTHING. BUT YOU GOT TO
ASSESS THAT FIRST SOAP TO MEDIA
HAVE.
THE ELECTRONIC VV ON IT TO ME I
DON'T SPENT ON CNN WAS WHAT WHAT
GOOD IS GOING TO DO. IS NOT
GOING TO GET THE CLIENT ANY GOOD
WHATSOEVER.
IF ANYTHING IT'S GOING TO AFFECT
THE CONDUCT.
EVERY TIME YOU START A CATCHY
PHRASE AT WHAT I GOT TO GO
POCKETBOOK I.
I'M AGAINST IT THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT THANK YOU.
IT WRITES Y. Y. THANGKA EBONY
GIVE PUBLIC TESTIMONY
PARTICULARLY THE CARE GIVERS I
KNOW HOW BUSY YOU ARE TAKING
CARE FOR YOUR CLIENTS AND TAKING
THE TIME OUT. COME HERE AND
TESTIFY.
SO AGAIN REALLY APPRECIATE THAT
YOU BEING HERE I JUST.
Y. X. BE SURE THAT WERE ON THE
SAME PAGE IN TERMS OF.
SO I HEAR THE PROPOSAL TO.
ELIMINATE THE SIMPSON CUT
STATUE BUT THERE IS NO ACTUAL
PROPOSAL TO DO A COTTON HOURS IN
THIS COMING YEAR'S BUDGET SITES
LOBSTERS NO CONFUSION. AND THAT
AT BUT I ALSO WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROPOSAL IS
IS THAT WITHOUT IT BEING REMOVED
FROM.
THE STATUTE THAT THERE'S
POSSIBLY IN THE FUTURE BUT THAT
IS NOT LIKELY IN THIS YEAR
BECAUSE THE MCO TAX WILL NOT
EXPIRE IN THIS COMING BUDGET
YEAR SO. I DON'T ANYONE BE PANIC
THAT'S ONLY HOURS GOING TO CUT
THIS COMING YEAR.
BUT WE DEBT BY NOW BUT WE MAY
AND WE SHOULD LOOK AT WHAT WE
SHOULD DO ABOUT. IT NOW LOOKING
TO THE FUTURE.
OKAY.
ALRIGHT SO ANY ANY IF COMING ON
PUBLIC COMMENT I KNOW WE TOOK
SOME OF THOSE ISSUES.
NOW GO BACK TO ALRIGHT SO WITH
THAT. BEFORE WE MOVE ON I JUST.
I GUESS I FORMALLY HAVE TO
INDICATE THAT WE ARE GOING TO
HOLD OPEN THE BUDGET CHANGE
PROPOSAL ISSUE NUMBER TWO TWELVE.
AND WITH A HOLD OPEN EACH OF THE
PROPOSALS FOR INVESTMENTS.
THAT'S NUMBER ONE PERCENT SEVEN
PERCENT CROSSWORD CUT BY TO
SERVICE OUR SUMMER TO POSE
ELECTRONIC VISIT VERIFICATION
THREE.
I BUT I I JUST AS PRIDE
ENROLLMENT FOR FUND HEALTHCARE
BENEFITS ESTABLISHED PLAY RECORD
FOR WAIVER PERSONAL CARE
SERVICES. IN FIVE PAID SICK
LEAVE THEM STATION AND SIX
ADDRESSING THE AUTOMATION
BACKLOG AND I JUST.
YEAH YEAH THE ALL DESERVED TO BE
HELD OPEN. ALRIGHT SO WITH THAT
THE THANK YOU AND WE'RE GOING TO
NOW AND I APPRECIATE THE
PATIENCE OF ALL THE FOLKS WHO.
I'M HERE FOR.
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
COMMITTEE CARE LICENSING ARM SO
LET'S GO AHEAD AND.
.
DRESSUP DOT PROTECTIVE SERVICES
AND AGAIN FOR THE RECORD ADAM I
JUST
IF IF WE CAN IDENTIFY THEMSELVES
FOR THIS ITEM. WILL LIKE PORN
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
LAURIE DELICATE MATTER CONSIDER
PROTECTIVE SERVICE LIAISON.
DEBBIE JOHNSON DEPUTY DIRECTOR
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES.
BUT EACH ACTOR CD ASSESSMENT ALL
PROGRAMS.
LEO.
JACKIE BRASILIA.
GINNY BELLA LEO FINANCE.
WE ARE INDIAN ARE ALMOST FINANCE.
YEAH ONLY WITH FINANCE. THANK
YOU TO BE QUICK ALRIGHT.
FELL YOU GOT UP POWER POINT THAT
KIND OF GIVES YOU THE. PROGRAM
OVERVIEW FOR ADULT PROTECTIVE
SERVICES SERVICES ALTA QUICKLY.
WENT OUT A FEW THINGS AND IT ON.
FIRST COUPLE OF SLIDES ARE JUST
TALKING ABOUT THE.
PROGRAM ITSELF HOW IT'S
OPERATED. ON THAT IT WAS REAL
LINES AYE BACK AND.
TWO THOUSAND ELEVEN.
SHOWS YOU A CHART OF
EXPENDITURES SINCE THAT POINT IN
TIME TO. CURRENT.
A REPORT SALAS.
EXPECTED BASED ON THE POPULATION
GROWTH OF ELDERS INDEPENDENT
ADULTS.
CONTINUE TO RISE OF THIS LAST
YEAR WAS A HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR
THOUSAND SIX OR FORTY SIX
REPORTS.
GIVES YOU A LITTLE BIT OF DATA
OF WHAT'S HAPPENING. AND THEN
ALSO GETS INTO STARTING A SLIGHT
TAN THAT WE'VE HAD.
.
THE TRAINING CONTRACTS AND WHAT
WE'VE DONE WITH A THREE MILLION
DOLLAR ONE TIME FUNDING THAT WAS.
UP PROVIDED. AND A.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE WITH THAT
TRAINING DOLLARS TO DATE?
AND THEN.
TALKS A LITTLE BITABOUT SOME
DATA WORK THAT WE'RE DOING WITH
A GRANT.
A FEDERAL GRANT FROM THE.
.
I LOOKING OUT.
A.
HOW WE COLLECT DATA IN THE STATE
GIVES YOU INFORMATION ON THAT?
WHO ARE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY
PARTICULAR QUESTIONS THAT YOU
HAVE ON A P. ASKS?
ALRIGHT LOW INCOMES FROM ILIO.
NO FINANCE.
OKAY.
JUST PICKY TOUCH ON THE.
UPWARD TREND ON THE REPORTS.
IS THIS FIRST OF COURSE
CERTAINLY. ANY CASE OF FOR OF
FOR ABUSES YOU KNOW CONCERNING
ABOUT IS THIS IS THE RISE IN NYC
ACCESS THE.
POPULATION GROWTH IN THIS
POPULATION WHAT WE THINK'S GOING
ON WITH THAT THE ROOM THE RISE
IN THAT REPORT AND I REPORTS.
WOULD SAID THAT IT'S.
DEFINITELY RELATED TO THE RISE
AND THE POPULATION AS WELL AS
WITCHES.
ACTUALLY A GOOD THING MORE
EDUCATION AND AWARENESS THAT
PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY REPORTING.
WE SIERRA PARTICULAR RISE AND
FINANCIAL ABUSE UP WHICH IS.
DIRECTLY RELATED WE BELIEVE TO
THAT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH AND
MORE PEOPLE BEING AWARE OF.
WHEN FINANCIAL ABUSES HAPPENING
ALLOWING THEIR TO BE
INTERVENTION WHICH IS
A GOOD OUTCOME.
AND THEY KNOW THAT DATA.
WE IN.
FARM AID YOU WE TALKED ABOUT THE
NEED FOR FUNDING FOR THE.
OMBUDSMAN.
.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT HOW THE
THAT INTERFACES WITH THE WITH
THE ADOPTIVE SERVICES IN TERMS
OF IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL.
CASES.
WELL CERTAINLY AS THE. AS LIKE.
HISSES RISING REPORTS RISE
THERE'S A NEED FOR ADDITIONAL
INVESTIGATORS TO BE DOING THAT
KIND OF WORK AND PARTICULARLY IN
THE AREA OF FINANCIAL ABUSE.
THOSE ARE MORE INTENSIVE
INVESTIGATIONS.
KLAY BECAUSE THEY CAN INVOLVE A
LOT OF.
LOOKING AT DOCUMENTS AND.
WORKING WITH ENTITIES.
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT.
LOTS OF DIFFERENT FOLKS TO
REALLY FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING
ON AND. TAKE THAT PARTICULAR
STEPS TO TRY AND INTERVENE AND
STOP THOSE.
WELL I MEAN IT'S SO WELL WE HAVE
ARISES RATE POPULATION ONE BE
SURE WE OBSERVE THE PLACE TO TO
DETECT AND. REPORT SELF WE ARE
IN THE PROCESS OF.
CHANGING OUR OUR DATA SYSTEM SO
WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO LOOK
AT CHANGES IN CASELOAD MUCH MORE.
IN DEPTH
IN THE FUTURE OF THE I MEAN. ONE
OF THE NUMBERS I'VE HAD A HARD
TIME GETTING A HOLD OF TOM.
SINCE I TOOK THIS POSITION WAS
HOW MANY STAFF DO WE ACTUALLY
HAVE ACROSS THE STATE AND THAT'S
I MEAN THAT'S A TOUGH NUMBER
BECAUSE SOME OF THEM WHERE. DO
TWO OR THREE PROGRAM SO THEIR
ONLY A PORTION OF AN FTE IN. ON
SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET SOME
CASELOAD NUMBERS TO GET YOU
BETTER IDEAS.
WHAT DOES CASELOADS ARE LOOKING
LIKE AND HOW THEY'RE HOW THEY'RE
RISING?
ALRIGHT
OKAY.
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE
OVERVIEW.
OKAY NOT SEE OF THIS THERE'S
ONLY COMING UP TO THE MICROPHONE
THERE.
ALRIGHT.
S. HELLO HELLO AGAIN EVERYBODY
OKAY I'M.
BUT IT LAW INTRODUCED YOURSELF
FOR THE RECORD I KNOW YOU'VE
BEEN UP HERE BEFORE.
.
BUT ONE OF THE.
THINGS I DO WANT TO SAY IS THANK
YOU FOR.
STEPPING IN FOR CASES THAT ARE
OUT OF HAND.
AND DATA.
THE INDIVIDUAL DOES NEED
REPRESENTATION BECAUSE I I HAVE
SEEN A WORST CASE SCENARIO.
WHERE I SIMPLY DIDN'T CAREGIVER?
AND THEY WOULD RATHER JUST
BROADEN THEIR HOME AND.
APS DID STEP IN. AND THE. DO
THE RIGHT THING.
HOWEVER I DO WANT TO BRING UP A
CONCERN SO I GIVEN OUT A BOY BUT
I GOT A CONCERN. AND.
IS THERE A LIMITATION OF EPS
BEING USED WHEN THERE SAY TO
PROCESS DISPUTE.
THROUGH SAY REGIONAL CENTER.
BECAUSE I'VE BEEN NOTICING THAT
REGIONAL CENTER DUE PROCESS
CLAIMS. I END UP BEING CALLED IT
APS.
AM IT'S EVER LIMITATION ON THAT
IF IT'S AN ONGOING CLAIM THAT.
HAS A HASN'T REALLY MEANT
RESOLUTION.
OKAY SO.
.
I APPRECIATE YOU.
PROBABLY NOT THE RIGHT VENUE FOR
HAVE TODAY BUT MAYBE PERHAPS CAN
THE DEPARTMENT GIVE BACK TO.
IRAN THAT ISSUE YEAH OKAY
ALRIGHT THANK YOU THANK YOU
ALRIGHT ANY IDEAS TESTIMONY ON
THE OVERVIEW OKAY YES WELCOME.
YES GOOD EVENING.
OF FIRST OF ALL I WANNA THANK
YOU FOR. TAKING THE TIME TO HEAR
ALL OF THESE HIS WAS NOT BEEN
HERE SINCE NINE THIRTY SO I
COULD SPEAK NOW. UNLESS YOU GOT
A LITTLE BIT MOVE BACK SO. THANK
YOU.
CHAIR FOR DOING THE HARD WORK
IN AND YOUR COMMITMENT ALSO THE
PANEL.
MY NAME IS ROB WHY AMONG.
AIRCRAFT ARE WAS IT TOUGH
CONTROL IN THE NAVY ALSO WAS A
PLAYING CAPTAIN IN THE MAY BE
AND ALSO.
US CALIFORNIA STATE PEACE
OFFICER BUT TODAY I'M HERE. ON
BEHALF OF A OUR P.. AND IT'S
THREE POINT FOUR MILLION MEMBERS
THAT. LIVE IN THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. CANNOT LIKE TO URGE
YOU TO SUPPORT.
TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAM.
OF THE HOME SAFE PROPOSAL.
THIS PROGRAM WILL HELP KEEP
PEOPLE IN THEIR HOMES SO THAT
THE STATE DOES NOT HAVE TO. AND
BE BURDENED WITH THE COSTS OF
THE AFTERMATH AFTER SOMEONE BEEN.
ABUSED UP FINANCIALLY OR IN SOME
OTHER FASHION BECAUSE THEY
BECOME OLD LIAM BECOME AN EASY
TARGET FOR MANY.
BUT JUST FROM MANY ANY TYPE OF
PERSON THAT WANTS TO TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE SITUATION.
AARP ALSO URGES YOU TO.
PORT THIS MEASURE.
WHICH
ANY OF US BE EXPERIENCED THIS IN
OUR LIFETIME. O. WE NOT KNOW HOW
LONG WE'RE GOING TO LIVE WE MADE
LIVE TO BE EIGHTY AND WE MIGHT
END UP IN THE SAME SITUATION BE
END UP USING THEM FINANCIALLY.
NEXT THING YOU KNOW WE'RE OUT ON
THE STREETS.
BUT ANYWAY AT ANY RATE OF THIS
MATTER HAVE THE POTENTIAL NOT
ONLY TO SAVE LIVES. BUT IT ALSO
CAN SAVE THE STATE MONEY BY
DOING SOMETHING. PROACTIVE.
AT SIX POSTED DOING SOMETHING
REACTIVE KNOWN IT THANK YOU
AGAIN GOT SHINNY.
THANK YOU AND WE WILL BE HEARING
THAT ITEM VERY SHORTLY SO. I SEE
NO OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT LET'S GO
AHEAD AND BRING UP.
THE PROPOSAL FOR INVESTMENT
ADULT PROTECTIVE SUITS OF
SERVICES HOME SAFE.
AND LET'S SEE WHO'S COMING AT
THE PRESENT AND.
WE WILL.
DO THE SHUFFLE AGAIN SOAKING
MADE ROOM FOR THE PRESENTERS.
THANK YOU.
YEAH I APPRECIATE OF US PATIENTS
AND OF THE SAME WE PUSH BACK TO
ALLOW THE PEOPLE TO TESTIFY SO
THANK YOU FOR ME.
THAT'S NO PROBLEM I WOULD JUST
LIKE TO POINT OUT FOR THE RECORD
THOUGH THAT WE HAVE A VERY BROAD
COALITION OF SUPPORT FOR THIS
PROPOSAL DON'T LET THE LACK OF
BODIES IN THE HERE.
FOR YOU.
ABBY TO GET
IN TESTIMONY ON THE
SO.
JUST JUST FOR THE RECORD FOUND.
A MAILING TO GET THROUGH THE
COUNTY WELFARE DIRECTORS
ASSOCIATION AND I'M GONNA TURN
IT OVER TO REAP MCKENZIE TO
START US OFF ON THIS PROPOSAL.
SHE IS THE DIRECTOR SACRAMENTO
APS SECOND COUNTY.
HELLO DOCTOR PAN I'M RUTH
MCKENZIE. I OVERSEE THE SENIOR
ADULT SERVICES DIVISION IN
SACRAMENTO COUNTY IN INCLUDING
THE APS PROGRAM.
I'M HERE TODAY TO SHARE WITH YOU
SOME FACTS ABOUT THE EVER.
INCREASING NEED FOR AFFORDABLE
AND EMERGENCY HOUSING FOR
SENIORS.
THE VICTIMS OF OLDER ABUSE THAT
WE SEE IN SACRAMENTO COUNTY ARE
INCREASINGLY STRUGGLING WITH
HOMELESSNESS.
AS A RESULT OF THEIR ABUSE AND
NEGLECT.
IN APS WE INVESTIGATE CLAIMS OF
ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT AND
PROVIDE SHORT TERM.
CASE MANAGEMENT TO HELP CONNECT
VICTIMS TO SERVICES TO HELP THEM
RECOVER.
WITH COMPLEX HOUSING.
CASES APS CANNOT PROVIDE ENOUGH
SERVICES AND LONG TERM CASE
MANAGEMENT.
WE INVESTIGATE NEARLY FIVE
HUNDRED REPORTS OF ABUSE AND
NEGLECT EACH MONTH AND ABOUT TEN
PERCENT OF THOSE CLIENTS ARE AT
RISK OF LOSING THEIR HOUSING OR
OF RECENTLY LOST THEIR HOUSING
AS A RESULT OF THE.
OUR STAFFING DOESN'T ALLOW US
STAY IN THERE LONG ENOUGH TO
CONNECT THEM WITH AFFORDABLE
HOUSING WE HARDLY EVEN EMERGENCY
HOUSING.
OUR LOCAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
REPORTS APPROXIMATELY ONE IN FOR
OF ALL HOUSEHOLDS IN SACRAMENTO
COUNTY. HAVE A PERSON OVER THE
AGE OF SIXTY TWO.
OF THESE IT IS ESTIMATED NEARLY
EIGHTEEN THOUSAND.
EXPERIENCE AT LEAST ONE HOUSING
PROBLEMS SUCH AS SUBSTANDARD
HOUSING. OVERCROWDING OR HOUSING
BECAUSE BURDEN GREATER THAN
FIFTY PERCENT OF THEIR INCOME.
ADD TO THIS SCENARIO THE TRAUMA
OF ABUSE NEGLECT MEDICAL
CONDITIONS AND COGNITIVE DECLINE.
THEN YOU HAVE THE TYPICAL CASE
OF THE TEN PERCENT OF APS CASES
INVESTIGATED AND SACRAMENTO THAT
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.
APS WAS DESIGNED TO BE A
BAREBONES.
SHORT TERM PROGRAM AND ARE
FUNDED AS SUCH.
OUR SOCIAL WORKERS PROVIDE
SUPPORT TO THE VICTIMS AND THEIR
FAMILY TO ENSURE VICTORY VICTIMS
ARE SAFE FROM FURTHER HARM.
WE REFER CLIENTS TO RESOURCES
THAT EXIST IN OUR COMMUNITY BUT
WE OURSELVES DO NOT DIRECTLY
PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES.
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE
FUNDING TO DO LONG TERM DEEP
CASE MANAGEMENT.
WE BARELY HAVE ENOUGH.
FUNDING TO PROVIDE TANGIBLE
ASSISTANCE EVEN WE SEE THE NEED
FOR IT.
AND SACRAMENTO WE HAVE ONLY ONE
SIX BED EMERGENCY HOUSING
SHELTER FOR SENIORS AND ITS A
MODEL FOR THE REST OF THE
COUNTRY.
WE DO NOT HAVE FUNDS TO PROVIDE
SHALLOW SUBSIDIES OR INITIAL
RENTAL MOVING COSTS.
SADLY MOST SENIORS AGAINST THE
RECOMMENDATIONS OF APS CHOOSE TO
CONTINUE TO LIVE IN DANGEROUS
AND HARMFUL HOUSING SITUATIONS.
RATHER THAN FACE HOMELESSNESS IF
THEY CHIU SAFETY FIRST THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU AND I JUST WHAT WILL
ROUND OUT.
MISS MCKENZIE'S TESTIMONY.
BOOKS LETTING YOU KNOW
SPECIFICALLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING
FOR. FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS IN
ONE TIME GENERAL FUND FOR THREE
YEARS FOR A DEMONSTRATION.
PROGRAM THAT WE ARE CALLING APS
HOME SAFE SO THAT WE CAN
DEMONSTRATE HOW INTERVENINGIN
THESE TIMES OF CRISIS TO
UNRESOLVED HOUSING SITUATION.
CAN REALLY HELP THESE
INDIVIDUALS AND OVER THE LONG
RUN ON THE ACTUALLY AT A COST
SAVER FOR THE STATE.
BOB WERE PROPOSING IT WOULD BE.
OF A MODEL THAT ON IT NEAR SOME
OF THE OTHER ON RECENT.
HOUSING PROGRAMS THAT WE PUT IN
PLACE WE.
WOULD.
REQUIRE LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS A
ONE FOR ONE COUNTY MATCH ON AND.
WE.
.
WE REALLY BELIEVE THAT.
.
THESE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ARE
CRITICAL TO ON TO PROVIDING THE
SERVICES. FOR PROGRAM THAT WAS
NEVER DESIGNED TO TO DEAL WITH
THESE KINDS OF MORE INTENSIVE
CASE MANAGEMENT.
S. KINDS OF MEATS
THANKS.
THANK YOU OF.
RIGHT DOT COMING FROM VARMINT.
THOUSANDS GOOD OKAY AS THEY
COULD UP THAT WE CAN ALL AGREE
ON THAT OKAY BELIAU.
FINANCE.
TO THE EXTENT OF THIS IS A
PRIORITY FOR THE LEGISLATURE WE
WERE JUST SUGGESTS THAT.
ANY PROPOSAL WOULD HAVE A
SPECIFIC DATA METRICS THAT ARE.
CAN BE USED BY THE LEGISLATURE
AND THE ADMINISTRATION TO
EFFECTIVELY EVALUATE THE PROGRAM.
HAN AND CONSIDERING A NEW
DEPARTMENT COSTS OF THE MAY BE
ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROGRAM.
JUST ENOUGH TO ANTICIPATE MY
QUESTION WOULD NOT TO YOU BUT
ACTUALLY SO WITH TERMS OF FEAR
BUDGET REQUEST IS AN INCLUDED
EVALUATION WITH DATA METRICS TO.
ON THE OUTCOMES.
OUR BUDGET REQUEST IS NOT IN.
INCLUDE FUNDING FOR AN
EVALUATION WE WOULD CERTAINLY
EXPECT TO.
WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
DEPARTMENT AND COUNTIES TO
FIGURE OUT OKAY WHAT ARE THE
RIGHT DATA METRICS TO BE
PROVIDING WE DO THAT IN THE
OTHER HOUSING PROGRAMS THAT
WE'VE RECENTLY IMPLEMENTED SO I
WE WOULD AFFECT CERTAINLY EXPECT
THAT THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING
THAT WE WOULD PROVIDE.
BUT IT DOES NOT INLUDE A
PROPOSAL TO DO. SOME KIND
OUTSIDE EVALUATION OF IT. WELL I
I THINK THERE. OUTSIDER INSIDE
BUT THERE CERTAINLY NEEDS TO BE
AN EVALUATION FOR A PILOT
PROGRAM OTHERWISE WE DON'T KNOW
IF IT WORKED IN OUR TRADE SELL.
I GUESS THIS WEEK TAUGHT LOOK
AND LOOK AT THAT ANYTHING THAT'S
COMING APART ELEMENT I THINK WAS
VERY TOUCHED ON EARLIER OPENING
AND A. NEW PROGRAM EVEN A PILOT
PROGRAM WHICH PRIDE BUILD IN THE.
RESOURCES FOR. UNLESS I MUST
pTAUGHT FROM THEIR OWN RESOURCES
TO TO PAY FOR EVALUATION WHETHER
INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL.
BUT CERTAINLY I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT WE DO PILOT WE HAVE TO
HAVE AN EVALUATION SO WE KNOW AT
THE END OF IT DIDN'T WORK ON
THAT.
THEY WOULD CERTAINLY SUPPORT.
AND WOULD NEED ADDITIONAL
RESOURCES JUST FOR THE COUNTIES
TO DO BUT IT IS ABSOLUTELY NOT
SOMETHING WERE OPPOSED TO DOING
IT ANYWAY.
AND WOOD SUPPORT THAT OF VALUE
COMPONENT OKAY SO I WOULD
SUGGEST THAT.
WHAT DID YOU LOOK AT THAT
PROPOSAL HAVE DISCUSSIONS MOVING
FORWARD WE SHOULD BE SURE WE?
THE PLAN SINCE THAT'S A
SUGGESTION FROM BOTH FINANCE AND
I AGREE WITH THAT SUGGESTION.
SEE WE CAN WORK TOGETHER. OKAY.
ALRIGHT OF THE RATES WOULD GO
INTO A PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU
WELCOME. KELLY BUCKS HERE IN
SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF THE
RIVERSIDE COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS THE SENATE CLARA
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THE
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS. AND THEM AND TRY
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
WE THINK THAT THIS IS AN
IMPORTANT INVESTMENT
PARTICULARLY AS YOU THINK ABOUT
THAT TOLD A HOMELESSNESS TAKES
ON ON CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS
OF.
AND I WOULD URGE YOU CONSIDER.
A PUZZLE.
IN YOUR DELIBERATIONS.
YOU.
YOU WELCOME. I WOULD JUST THROW
IN THE ALAMEDA COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND EVERYTHING SHE
SAID BEFORE.
YOU WELCOME.
I'M CAROLE SOO REPRESENTING CO
SPONSORS THE CALIFORNIA
COMMISSION ON AGING IN THE
CALIFORNIA OLDER JUSTICE
COALITION AND THE CONGRESS OF
CALIFORNIA'S SENIORS IN SUPPORT.
ON THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT
OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT HOW OLD.
YOU KNOW HOW THE COUNTIES CAN
INNOVATE BUTTON ON WE RECENTLY
PARTICIPATED IN A TRAINING OF
ELDER ABUSE MULTI DISCIPLINARY
TEAMS FROM AROUND THE STATE.
THE NEED FOR HOUSING IS
SOMETHING THAT THEY ARE ALL
SEEING HOW HOW DO YOU PREVENT
SOMEONE FROM BECOMING HOMELESS
WHEN THERE ARE ADDICTIONS AND.
FAMILY MEMBERS TAKING OVER HOMES
AND KICKING ELDERS OUT OF THERE
ARE SO MANY SCENARIOS THAT THIS
WOULD BE ABLE TO ADDRESS SO. WE
REALLY HOPE THIS FUNDING BE MADE
POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME GOOD AFTERNOON I'M
MISTER CHAIR MEMBERS MARTHA
CARRERO REPRESENTING THE LOS
ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS AND I ALSO ECHO THE
STATEMENTS THAT ON BEEN
PRESENTED BY THE KEY WITNESSES
AND ON MY THE PREVIOUS SPENT
SPEAKERS. AT THIS IS A REALLY
IMPORTANT ISSUE LOS ANGELES
COUNTIES WERE NOTICING AN
INCREASE AND. I'M A BUMPED AND
ADOPTED THE SERVICES OF THOSE
THAT HAVE BEEN ABUSED AND
PROVIDING THE TOOLS ON FOR
SOCIAL WORKERS THAT THEY NEED TO
HELP THESE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE
TRAUMATIZED. AND FEARFUL IS
REALLY IMPORTANT FOR THEM THANK
YOU.
THANK YOU WELCOME.
JUST ANGER CALIFORNIA STATE
ASSOCIATION I'D CRITICAL FUNDING TO ADDRESS
AN IMPORTANT ISSUE AND ALLOW
COUNTIES TO DEMONSTRATE. ON HOW
TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF
PHARMACISTS AMONG VICTIMS OF
ELDER ABUSE AND WE ARE JUST
SUPPORT.
THANK YOU.
WELCOME.
THEY'RE BROUGHT DISABILITY
RIGHTS CALIFORNIA O. WE THANK
THE SPONSORS OF THE PROPOSAL FOR
BRINGING IT FORWARD WE'RE VERY
CONCERNED AT DRC ABOUT
PREVENTING. ELDER ABUSE AND NAM
WE SUPPORT THE PROPOSAL.
EXCELLENT RIGHT WELL THANK YOU
SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
LET'S WORK ON THE DATA METRICS
AND I DO AGREE WITH THE DIRECTOR
HOUSING IS GOOD SO WE SHOULD
DEFINITELY AND I THINK IT'S
ACTUALLY CHEAPER. THAN. HAVING
SOMEONE AND OF HOMELESS SO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
OKAY.
NOW MOVING ON TO FIVE ONE NATO
THE PART SOCIAL SERVICES
COMMITTEE CARE LICENSING.
SO WE CAN BRING UP FOLKS FOR
THAT WILL DO A.
AGAIN ANOTHER ROUND FOR THE
RECORD.
IDENTIFICATION.
THANK YOU AND.
KNOW YOU LIKE PORN ON THE LAST
NOTED ON THE SOCIAL SERVICES.
HER TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR TO BERMAN
SOCIAL SERVICES.
AND THAT POSITIVELY DIRECTOR FOR
COMMUNITY CARE LICENSING
OVERSEER ILIO.
JEANNIE BELL ALEJO WE ARE MORE
FINANCE CRITIC EXCELLENT RICKY
THINKS WE HAVE JUST A LITTLE
SMALL CECIL PROGRAM WHICH IS ONE
OF.
YEAH WHAT HAVE YOU AND THEN
WE'RE GOOD.
SO.
.
YOUR CONSULTANTEXCELLENT JOB OF
PUTTING EXTENSIVE BACKGROUND
INFORMATION IN THE THE AGENDA SO.
IN THE FIRST PART WE ARE ASKING
FOR A BRIEF OVERVIEW AND THE.
THE BUT IT IS INCLUDED IN THE IN
THE AGENDA AND THE OVERVIEW IS
IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THAT GENDER.
SO UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
WELL ACTUALLY.
COMMENTS FROM ILIO REVIEW
FINANCE.
ALRIGHT.
AGAINST THE.
THE ONE QUESTION IS THE I
COMPLAIN BACKLOG AND.
AND STAND WE TRIED SOME
ADDITIONAL SEATS.
STAFFING RESOURCES SO THAT. YES
WE CAN JUST THAT SUCH JOHN.
AT THE IMPACT OF THE FICTIONAL
STAFF ENTREE TO OKAY SO WITH
BLACK LA WE STARTED WITH A
SIGNIFICANT BACKLOGGED DUE TO
THE RECESSION SO.
.
FURLOUGHS AND
AND SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WE
PERCEIVE THIRTEEN POSITIONS TO
WORK ON
PLUG.
BUT AS YOU'LL SEE FROM THE.
THAT THE INFORMATION ON THE
AGENDA THE COMPLAINTS BEEN GOING
UP FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS SO WE
KEPT UP WITH THE COMPLAINTS.
THE BACKLOG.
THING WE HAVE TRENDED THOSE
COMPLAINTS OVER NINETY DAYS HAVE
GONE DOWN BUT WE'RE STILL WE
STILL HAVE A BACKLOG WERE STILL
WORKING ON THAT.
AS OUR OUR INSPECTIONS HAVE
INCREASED OVER THE.
THAT WE CAN INCREASE THE
FREQUENCY FROM FIVE YEARS TO
THREE YEARS THIS PAST YEAR SO
WE'RE COMBINING OUR COMPLAINTS
AT THAT SAME TIME SOME OF THE
BACKLOG COMPLAINTS.
IN WHAT THOSE THOSE INCREASE
SINCE A INSPECTIONS THAT WERE
BRINGING THE BACKLOG DOWN AT
THAT TIME BUT IT BUT I WILL SAY
THAT WE PRIORITIZE ALL OF OUR
COMPLAINTS WE GO WITHIN TWENTY
FOUR HOURS OF THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY ISSUE OR. WITHIN TEN DAYS
FOR ALL COMPLAINTS SO IT'S NOT.
LIKE THESE COMPLAINTS
ARTISTICALLY. LEFT OUT THERE FOR
OVER NINETY DAYS WITHOUT HAVING
ANYBODY OUT AT FACILITY TO MAKE
SURE THAT THERE THE. CHILDREN
ARE ADULTS ARE SAFE.
SO WHAT DO YOU KNOW YOU FULLY
STAFFED UP FOR THIS.
NUMBER NET I WOULDN'T SAY WERE
FULLY STAFFED UP BUT WERE WERE
MAKING.
SIGNIFICANTLY IF SIGNIFICANT
IMPROVEMENT ON THE BACKLOG RIGHT
NOW THE BUT THE COMPLAINTS ARE
GOING UP THE WORK KEEPING THAT
COMPLAINTS STEADY WORK
COMPLETING AS MANY AS ARE COMING
AND WHAT THAT WITH THE RESOURCES
THAT WE HAVE.
AND REDUCING THE BACKLOG.
OKAY SO.
SOME HEARING COUPLE DIFFERENT
THE OBVIOUS THE COMPLAINTS ARE
GOING UP YOU'RE KIND KEEPING UP
WITH THE COMPLAINTS PROCEDURE
ALSO TAPE STILL ABLE TO MAKE
SOME PREPARE MAKING PROGRESS ON
THE BACKS. YES SO IN TERMS OF
ADDITIONAL STAFF.
AND I DOWN THE OF VACANCIES THAT
YOU JUST NEED TO FELLOW OUR
SYSTEM IN TERMS OF HOW. WE'RE
JUST GOING TO CATCH UP WITHOUT
SIGNIFICANT BACKLOG THAT WE HAD
AND WE THINK WE CAN CATCH UP
WITH THE INCREASED INSPECTIONS
TO TO REALLY BUNDLE THOSE THOSE
BACKLOG OF COMPLAINTS AT THAT
TIME. OKAY SO THAT SO WELL
CERTAINLY THE PLANES TICKET UNIT
INCREASE I SHOULD EXPECT THAT.
IN A FUTURE REPORT WERE CLOSING
THE GAS OKAY THAT THAT'S THAT'S
OUR.
BARB PROJECTION RIGHT.
OKAY.
ALRIGHT WELL WE'LL GO AHEAD MOVE
ONTO IMPLEMENTATION NEW
INSPECTION TOOLS.
SO HOME AS WE WE KIND OF GIVE
YOU AN OVERVIEW THE OTHER DAY
WHERE INCREASE AND NEW
INSPECTION TOOL WHAT JUST IS A
IS A COMPREHENSIVE TOOL THAT'S
WE HAVE NOT HAD PREVIOUSLY IN
THE PROGRAM SO IT'LL BE MORE THE
STANDARDIZED TOOL THAT LOOKS AT.
MORE OF ALL OF THE REGULATIONS.
IS SET UP BY DOMAINS THAT WILL
GIVE US MORE ABOUT A THREE
INTERNS SIXTY DEGREE LOOK AT THE
HEALTH OF THE FACILITY.
AND AS I EXPLAINED TO YOU
PREVIOUSLY AND I.
WE HAVE SPECIALTY TOOLS FOR EACH
OF THOSE DOMAINS SO THAT WE CAN
FOCUS IN ON THE NON COMPLIANCE.
SO THAT'S WHAT WE WERE FINDING
THIS FACILITIES WERE WE WERE
REVOKING LICENSES OR THEY WERE
SHUTTING DOWN FOR SIGNIFICANT.
IT'S AND WE WE.
WE'RE NOT GETTING IN THE.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OUT OF THE
KEY INDICATOR TOOL TO REALLY NOT
FIND IN THE NON COMPLIANCE WE
FILLED THIS COMPREHENSIVE TOOL
WILL LEAD US TO. THE BOOK
BECAUSE ANALYSIS THE POOR
THEY'RE HAVING ISSUES I HAD A
TIME TO BE ABLE TO BE MORE
PREVENTATIVE. AND.
WE BUILT IN TO THE TOOL MORE
ELEMENTS OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
WHEN WE FIND THEY'RE HAVING
ISSUES OF NONCOMPLIANCE.
AND THE TOOL WILL ALSO WORK AS
THAT.
.
SELF ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR THE
PROVIDERS THAT WAS LIKE A
TEACHING TOOL WHERE THEY CAN USE
IT FOR THEIR STAFF TO DO THEIR
OWN.
TRAINING WAS STAFF ON ON ALL
THE REGULATIONS THAT THE
REQUIRED TO BE IN COMPLIANCE
WITH.
AND THOUGH IN TERMS OF OR YOU'LL
BE COLLECTING DATA ON THE SO I
UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE THE DOMAINS
AND SURF IN MANY WAYS.
DOT AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS IF IT
IN AN INDIVIDUAL THE MAIN HAVE
STEERER PROBLEMS INDICATED BY ID
INITIALED AND YOU USE THE MORE
SPECIAL TO YOUR IN DEPTH TOLD US
THAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE DOING
EVALUATION COLLECTING DATA ON
THE SENSITIVITY OF THAT TOP LINE
TO BE SURE. THAT YOU'RE NOT
MISSING TOO MANY PEOPLE WHO NEED
THE IN DEPTH EVALUATION THAT.
YES OKAY INDUCED IS DOING THAT
KIND OF WELL WE'RE DOING THAT
INTERNALLY BUT WERE ALSO HIRING
SACKS STATE THAT'S ALSO CAN
ASSIST AS WELL AS AS.
AT PHD.
.
BACKES THAT SPECIALIZES IN THE
US AND IT'S IT'S ONE OF. THE
FIRST ENDEAVORS AND THE UNITED
STATES SO HE'S WORKING REALLY
CLOSELY WITH US AND STARTING
WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE TOOL.
IS THAT BASS LINE IS WHAT YOU
NEED AND THAT'S WHAT WE DIDN'T
HAVE BUT KEY INDICATOR TOOL
THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE
SO.
MON MAR HOPING THAT WILL BE
SUCCESSFUL WITH US ILL BE VERY
INTERESTED IN HOW THAT GOES
ALONG WITH THAT SIR CAN I. HAVE
A VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE OUR
TOP LINE TOOL DETAILED
ASSESSMENT IS GOING TO BE
SENSITIVE ENOUGH TO PICK UP THE
PROBLEMS THAT WE NEED TO
PROBABLY. S..
ALRIGHT.
EXCELLENT.
OKAY.
.
ACTUALLY GOT THE SEE IT AS ELIOT
ANY COMMENTS ON THE. BILL
FINANCE NOPE ALRIGHT.
YOU GUYS
S. FIRST OKAY.
WILSON ALRIGHT.
ISSUE NUMBERFIVE IS THAT THE.
AND THAT'S ABOUT CHANGE
PERSONAL PRIVATE ATTORNEY
BOARDING SCHOOLS AN OUTDOOR
PROGRAM OVERSIGHT.
SO MISTER CHAIR THIS THIS IS A
BUDGET PROPOSAL TO IMPLEMENT
SENATOR LARA'S BILL FROM TWO
YEARS AGO.
THIS IS A NEW LICENSING
CATEGORY FOR US THIS IS A GROUP
OF FACILITIES NEVER BEEN
LICENSED BEFORE SO IN TERMS OF
SOME THE QUESTIONS WERE IN THE
AGENDA ABOUT HOW DID WE
DETERMINE THAT.
THAT IS ALWAYS A HARD QUESTION.
WE'VE JUST DONE IT WITH HOME
CARE SERVICES WERE RELICENSED DE
AREA ENTIRE SEGMENT OF AND SHE
HAD NOT BEEN.
LICENSE BEFORE WE WORKED WITH
CD GOT A LIST OF THEIR
PRIVATE SCHOOLS DID A.
INITIAL LOOK AT HOW MANY LOOKS
LIKE THEY MIGHT BE FALLING IN
THE CATEGORY OF SO CALLED
THERAPEUTIC SERVICES SUB
THERAPEUTIC RESIDENTIAL SERVICES.
WE ANTICIPATE THAT.
THAT NUMBER WILL BE WRONG IT
MAY BE HIGH IT MAY BE LOW BUT
BUT THAT WAS WE NEEDED TO HAVE
SOME SORT OF INITIAL BASIS ON
WHICH TO.
BUILD THE PROGRAM AND SO AS WE
ARE STARTING OUT WITH THE FUNDS
WERE PROVIDED IN THIS YEAR'S
BUDGET TO GO OUT AND ACTUALLY
LOOK AT FACILITIES WERE GETTING
A LITTLE BIT OF A BETTER IDEA.
OF WHAT THOSE FACILITIES MIGHT
LOOK LIKE WERE ALSO STARTING TO
SEE SOME TRENDS OF ONE OF THE
KEYS IS WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A
THERAPEUTIC FACILITY IN HOLDS
ITSELF OUT AS SUCH. NURSING
FACILITIES CHANGE THEIR WEBSITE
SO THAT THEY NO LONGER HAVE
THERAPEUTIC IN THEIR NAMES AND
TITLES SO IT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE
MORE DID YOU IT'S GOING TO
PERHAPS REQUIRE MORE DIGGING.
TO DETERMINE WHO THESE
FACILITIES ARE THAT SHOULD BE
LICENSED THAT MAY NOT BE WANTING
TO BE.
AND INTEL WE HAVE THE FIRST
YEAR TO OF DATA THAT WE REALLY
DON'T
THE BETTER WAY.
OF IDENTIFYING WHO THOSE WITH
THOSE INDIVIDUALS MIGHT BE.
RIGHT NOW INCOMES FAMILIAR.
OUR INITIAL ANALYSIS OF THE
PROPOSAL WE WOULD JUST COMMENT
THAT THE RESOURCES IN THE
POSITIONS I'M BEING REQUESTED
HARD IN AN ONGOING BASIS BUT
JUST GIVE AND AGAIN THE COMMENTS
AROUND THE UNCERTAINTY OF
ACTUALLY KNOWN THE ACTUAL
NUMBERS IN THE ASSOCIATED WORK
LOAD THE LEGISLATURE WE WANT TO
CONSIDER.
MAKING THESE RESOURCES LIMITED
TERM AND THEN ONCE WE GET A
BETTER IDEA OF THE NUMBER IN
THIS ASSOCIATED WORKLOAD GO FROM
THERE.
FINANCE.
OUT WE DEFINITELY DOT WINNERS.
ARGUED THAT THERE ISN'T A LOT
OF UNCERTAINTY ABOUT HOW MANY
SCHOOLS ARE OUT HERE BUT I WE
WENT. ASK FOR AN ONGOING I'M
APPROPRIATION BECAUSE IT'S MORE
LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THIS IS AN
UNDERESTIMATE RATHER THAN OVER.
OKAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ALSO WITH
OUR HOME CARE SERVICES THAT WE
DID WE SIGNIFICANTLY UNDER
ESTIMATED THE NUMBER OF HOME
CARE AIDES IN CALIFORNIA AND
TRYING TO BRING UP THOUGHT THAT
REGISTRY AND GET THEM ALL
REGISTERED IN THE FIRST YEAR IN
THE HOME CARE ORGANIZATIONS
LICENSE WAS.
WAS VERY DIFFICULT AND SO WE WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE
ENOUGH STAFFING ONBOARD TO BE
ABLE TO GO OUT AND GET THEM
LICENSED.
AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS
NOT.
.
IT'S OUT OF THE ORDINARY IT'S
NOT SOMETHING THAT WE'VE DONE
BEFORE THESE ARE GONNA BE OUT
THEY COULD BE OUT IN THE
WILDERNESS.
SO IT'S GONNA TAKES IN A
DIFFERENT TRAINING FOREST'S A TO
GET PREPARED FOR THAT NIGHT'S
STAFF TRAINED IS IT'S GONNA BE A
DIFFERENT.
PROCESS THEM OR USE TO.
SO YEAH I MEAN I GUESS TRYING TO
FIND THE MAY BE A CHALLENGE
RIGHT. AND ESPECIALLY PEOPLE
WANTED AVOID LICENSING.
OKAY.
WELL MAYBE I.
AND IT'S OUR INTERVIEW PROGRESS
IN TRYING TO IDENTIFY SAID YOU
WENT THROUGH IN THE IDENTIFIED
LIKELY ONES FROM A C. E. LISTS I
MEAN ARE THERE DO THINK THERE'S
ONES OUT THERE THAT AREN'T ON
THE CD LISTEN HOW HOW OTHER.
HEALTH SO YOU TRY TO FIND THEM
AND ALSO I KNOW WHAT THE PENALTY
IS FOR. EXISTING AND NOT AND
AVOIDING THE LICENSE THEIR TWO
DIFFERENT CATEGORIES UNDER.
S. B. FIVE TWENTY. ONE IS THAT
IS A RESIDENTIAL THERAPEUTIC
FIRSTLY IT LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE
A GROUP HOME EXCEPT WITH NO
FOSTER YOUTH AND IT.
THE OTHER CATEGORY IS THIS BOOT
CAMP IN WILDERNESS CAMP THOSE
ARE THE ONES THAT WOULDN'T HAVE
EVER BEEN ON THAT.
CD LIST IN THE FIRST PLACE SO
WE REALLY DIDN'T EVEN INCLUDE
THOSE THAT ARE IN OUR ESTIMATES
BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE A WAY TO
ECONOMY QUANTIFIER MOVE OVER
DETERMINE ANYWAY.
AND WE DON'T KNOW. HOW MANY OF
THEM ARE GOING TO NOT SEEK
LICENSURE HOW MANY MAY WANT TO
BE LEGITIMATE BUSINESSES
PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT?
YOU KNOW THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT
FOR USE.
HOW THEY GET THERE STUDENTS I
MEAN THEY GET REFER PEOPLE REFER
THEM REYES IT'S RETREAT FROM
PARENTS SIR? IT'S IT'S GENERALLY
RECRUITMENT FROM PARENTS
SOMETIMES RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS
SOMETIMES CRAIGSLIST'S.
ON IT SOCKET.
IT'S A SOCIAL MEDIA.
IT CAN BE A VARIETY OF WORD OF
MOUTH.
TYPE OF COMMUNICATION OKAY BUT
IF THEIR SCHOOLS AND THEY HAVE
TO REGISTER TO SEE IF THEY ARE
IF THEY IF THEY DOHAVE THAT
PRIVATE SCHOOL ASPECT THEY DO
HAVE TO GET AN AFFIDAVIT FROM CD
AND THAT'S WHERE WE GOT OUR
INITIAL.
FIRST LOOK OKAY.
ALRIGHT.
OKAY SO WELL.
THAT OKAY.
SO WILL TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT ON.
ALL THE ITEMS IN THIS CATEGORY
ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.
ALRIGHT I SEE SOME FROM THE
MICROPHONE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AS
RELEASED ACTUALLY CAME TO LISTEN
TO THIS CONVERSATION TOOK A
LICENSING ISSUE RIGHT.
BUT LIKE I HAVE OTHER TINGS TO
DO DOCTOR PAN FORTUNY SO I HAVE
NOT BEEN HERE SITTING HERE AS
LONG AS YOU HAVE I UNDERSTAND
YOU HAVE AT THAT LUNCHEON
SO SORRY.
A HUMP THE ON AIR INNER ON HERE
AND IT'S MY JOB. AND I'M HERE ON
BEHALF OF MYSELF MAKING A
COMMENT PARTICULARLY AROUND THIS
LAST ISSUE HAVING LIVED THROUGH
MANY HOURS OF DISCUSSIONS AROUND
THESE PARTICULAR FOR.
BASILIDES RIGHT WHEN I WAS A
STAFF ROOM WAS A LEGISLATOR IS A
VERY TROUBLESOME INSTITUTIONS
RIGHT AND THAT GIVING THEM THE
TERM INSTITUTION IS BEING
GENEROUS.
AND ONE OF MY QUESTIONS
TO THE DEPARTMENT IS BECAUSE
WHEN WE STRUGGLED WITH THIS
ISSUE ABOUT WHETHER NOT WE
SHOULD EVER. DIGNIFY THEM WITH A
LICENSE RIGHT BECAUSE THAT WAS
THE FIRST CONVERSATION WE HAD.
A BECAUSE WE WERE SO TROUBLED BY
THEM ARMED THESE FACILITIES
STARTED GOING OUT OF STATE RIGHT
IN OF IT WHEN I WAS AND
LEGISLATURE WE HAD I THINK A
THOUSAND CHILDREN. OUT OF STATE
AND IS THE WAY YOU YOU HAVE TO
VERY GOOD QUESTION HOW DID THEY
GET THERE. BECAUSE PARENTS ARE
SO TROUBLED THAT THEY DON'T KNOW
WHAT TO DO WITH THEIR CHILDREN
THEY'RE NOT ABUSING OR
NEGLECTING THEM THEY'RE JUST
VERY TROUBLED YOUTH.
AND BECAUSE THEY'RE AT WIT'S END
RIGHT THEY WILL DO ANYTHING TO
SEE IF THERE TO AT THE LAST
RESORT TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND A
PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE THEIR
CHILDREN.
I'M AND SO THEY'LL SEND THEM OUT
OF STATE THEY'LL SEND THEM OUT
OF THE COUNTRY AND I'M NOT
JOKING WE'VE HAD PROGRAMS OUT OF
THE COUNTRY WE HAD TO GO RESCUE
KIDS THAT WERE IN THE CAR AND
THE CARRIBEAN AROUND MEXICO BI
REMEMBER CORRECTLY.
SO LONG LONG STORY AND SO IT'S A
VERY RISKY THING THAT THE
DEPARTMENT'S DOING.
IN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IS
THERE A WAY FOR US TO
APPROPRIATELY LICENSE THEM. I'M
AND TO ENSURE THAT PARTICULARLY
THAT THESE CHILDREN WHO ARE NOT
IN ARE THERE NOT YOU ARE NOT
THEIR PARENTS ARE NOT THEIR
FOSTER PARENTS ARE NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM NECESSARILY.
HOW ARE YOU GOING TO FIGURE OUT
OF ARE THEY BEING A PROPERLY
TAKEN CARE OF? A BEAUTIFULLY
WHEN PARENTS ARE PARENTS ARE SO
DESPERATE THAT THEY WILL COME TO
TESTIFY TO SAY PLEASE LET ME TRY
ANYTHING FOR MY CHILD.
BECAUSE I'M I I'M I'M IT WOULD
SEND.
AND SO ON ON BEHALF OF THE TO
I'M JUST WE HAVE TO THE
LICENSING DIVISION WE BENT ON
THEM IN REPRESENTING US YEAH YOU
WHEN ASKED WEEK WE'VE REALLY
BEEN PLEASE THINGS OF SO
IMPROVED IN THE LICENSING
DIVISION.
CAN I GIVE CREDIT TO THE
DEPARTMENT AND TO THE MAN WITH
THE NEW BUT WAS RELATIVELY NEW
NEW MANAGEMENT BUT NOT SO NEW
ANY LONGER. ARM BUT IT'S REALLY
MADE A BIG DIFFERENCE IN GETTING
I'M AND GETTING PEOPLE TO COME
AND WORK IN THAT DIVISION
BECAUSE IT'S A VERY IT IT'S A
HARD PLACE TO WORK.
SO ANYWAY WE THANK THEM.
OKAY WELL THANK YOU.
ALRIGHT WELL THANK YOU AND.
WE'RE GOING TO. HOLD THAT ITEM
OPEN IT'S ONE OF THE FUNDING
ITEM SOLD OFFICIALLY HOLD THAT
ITEM OPEN AND AGAIN THANK YOU SO
VERY MUCH.
FOR FOR BEING HERE AND I LOOK
FORWARD TO OUR FOR THE
CONVERSATION AND AFTER MAYBE
VICE.
IS THERE MUCH RIGHT HAVE A GOOD
NIGHT